Eurovision fever sends TV viewers into a texting frenzy

TV addicts are running up their phone bills as more and more viewers text RTÉ’s talent show, You’re a Star, to decide who’s hot and who’s not.

Close to half a million votes were registered for Sunday night’s poll, two- thirds of which were texts at 60 cent a go. The pool of Eurovision hopefuls is now down to just four. And programme promoters say they’re attracting growing television audiences, which now stand at over 800,000.

Three candidates will remain after next Sunday night’s show and the tempo is already hotting up ahead of the grand finale on Saturday, March 8.