Ireland Nominates Puppet Turkey For Eurovision

Ireland are set to ruffle a few feathers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after a puppet turkey won the country’s nomination to sing at the Serbian ceremony.

Dustin The Turkey performed alongside five other nominees on Saturday night and won through after the public pledged their votes.

His tongue-in-cheek track ‘Irelande Douze Pointe’ was penned by Darren Smith and Simon Fine and pokes fun at Eurovision’s voting system.

Dustin himself is no newcomer to the music industry having released 14 singles and six albums in his career – one that has garnered him a cult status in his homeland. His last album ‘Bling When You’re Minging’ was released in Christmas 2005.

He has been a mini-celebrity since 1990 when he appeared on Irish Television alongside puppets Zig & Zag of The Big Breakfast fame.

Unlike some of the more traditional clean cut Eurovision entrants, Dustin is a bit of a slovenly character and will openly burp onstage and generally act in a, erm, fowl manner.

His main rival is Saturday’s national vote Leona Daly jokingly strangled Dustin upon the result being announced.

The 2008 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Belgrade on May 20.