The pop duo said they feel Wild Youth were 'hard done by' not making it Saturday night's final
Pop duo Jedward have said Wild Youth were "hard done by" in not making it to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest - as they confirmed they would love to represent Ireland again.
The Lipstick hitmakers – who represented us twice in 2011 and 2012 – said they felt sorry for Wild Youth and had a "heart-to-heart" with drummer Callum McAdam during Thursday night’s EuroClub party.Edward said: "I think Wild Youth did do a great job, honestly. I feel they were hard done by not getting through.John said: "Yeah, they got the pyro and everything," with Edward adding: "They had more pyro than you would see on New Year’s Eve.
Edward said: "It was kind of a special performance because the drummer from Wild Youth, he’s engaged to his fiancée, so we gave him some love. John had a heart-to-heart conversation." Jedward scored Ireland’s highest placing in the competition since Mark Roberts finished 2nd in 1997 when they finished 8th in the 2011 final with Lipstick.
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