Released 12 February 2016 Recorded 2015 Length 2:59 | Format Digital download Genre Dance-pop | |
Label Studz Limited
Universal Music Ireland | ||
"Sunlight" is a song performed by Irish singer Nicky Byrne. Written by Byrne along with Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman, the song represented Ireland in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2016.. It was released as a digital download on 12 February 2016 through Studz Limited and Universal Music Ireland as the lead single from his debut studio album Sunlight (2016).
Eurovision Song Contest
Byrne was first rumoured to be the Irish Eurovision entrant on 7 January 2016, and on 13 January the Irish broadcaster RTÉ revealed that he would represent the country with the song "Sunlight". A lyric video for the song was posted on YouTube the same day. Byrne performed the song live for the first time on 13 February on The Ray D'Arcy Show. He performed it also on Eurovision Ukraine Finals in February 2016. On May 12, 2016, Byrne performed in the first half of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, but failed to qualify to the May 14 finals.