Who is Bambie Thug? The Irish ‘goth gremlin’ leaving Eurovision fans ‘speechless’
Ireland’s 2024 Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug is undoubtedly one of the favourites of this year’s competition, winning over more fans after their astonishing performance at the first semi-final.
The Cork-born singer, real name Bambie Ray Robinson, was voted through following their rendition of original song “Doomsday Blue”, a thumping industrial-techno pop song that features dazzling, artistic staging.
Bambie, who goes by they/them/their pronouns, is therefore the first Irish contestant to make it through to a Eurovision final since 2018. They been praised for what many have dubbed a flawless performance that will assert them as one to beat.
They will be competing against singers including the, Croatia’s and Ukraine’s Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil at the Malmö Arena
