Samantha Mumba joins contest to represent Ireland at Eurovision 

The Dublin native, who shot to fame 25 years ago, will be hoping to beat five other finalists with her song 'My Way' in the Eurosong final

Samantha Mumba bids to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Picture: Igor Star

Samantha Mumba is a finalist in the contest to see who will represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, this May.

The singer, who shot to popstar fame 25 years ago as a teenager, will be hoping to beat five other finalists with her song 'My Way'.

The last of the Eurosong finalists will be unveiled today, and all six finalists will compete on February 7 on The Late Late Eurosong Special which will determine who will go on to represent Ireland at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest.

If Mumba gets to represent Ireland, this will be the latest chapter in the 42-year-old Dublin native's singing career, that started when she was just 17.

International hit

Since then, she has had had seven top-10 hits in Ireland, six in the UK, and one in the US, with her most successful hit internationally being 'Gotta Tell You', which reached number one in Ireland, two in the UK, and four in the US in 2000.

Her debut album hit the top 10 in the UK and Ireland, and 67 in the US Billboard.

As well as her success as a singer, she has acted in a number of films, including The Time Machine opposite Guy Pearce, and the Irish comedy, Spin the Bottle.

Last year, she starred in the fourth season of the BBC series Harry Wild.