"We Are One" is a song by Irish pop band Wild Youth, released on 27 January 2023. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning ''Eurosong 2023'', Ireland's national selection for that year's

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. Prior to the contest, the song peaked at number 93 on the

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Background

In an interview with Eurovision fansite ''ESCBubble'', band frontman Conor O'Donohoe said that the song is inspired by the mission that the

brings unity to Europe, hoping that the song would bring a message of unity and peace to people.

Eurovision Song Contest

''Eurosong 2023''

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in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition was broadcast during a special edition of ''

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''. The winner was chosen by a combination of a professional national jury, an international jury and televote. The final of ''Eurosong 2023'' was held on 3 February 2023 at the Studio 4 of RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Ryan Tubridy. In the final, the song earned a total of 34 points out of the maximum 36, earning 12 in both the national jury and the televote, earning the Irish spot to the Eurovision Song Contest.

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the " Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The

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(EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ireland was placed into the first semi-final, held on 9 May 2023, and was performed in the first half of the show. "We Are One" failed to qualify for the final.

Charts

References

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