 That is the Seeker Sessions Band and what a band they are, we caught them two weeks ago in Sturban. Oh you're welcome and we're absolutely brilliant. Well we move on swiftly, we move on to No Stranger to this programme, we're delighted to say. It's Jessica McCain and you're very very welcome. Hello. No stranger? Who's that? That was me, sorry. You're very welcome, you've been very very busy. Yeah, very very busy. And you have now got through to the final of Eurovision, junior Eurovision Song Contest. And how does that feel for you? I'm just so proud of myself and like all of this effort and time and all of that. I'm just really proud of myself. You're very very welcome. My God, has Paul's talking over himself again there? Bad enough, listen to me once. And you know what, you have to be proud of yourself Jessica because what you've achieved is just amazing. For the length of time you were singing and as I said I was talking to someone today and they mentioned your name and I said oh she's up with us tonight. Oh I'm delighted, they said they were looking forward, they're listening in. So I'll never forget as long as I live the bus confestival here in your voice and seeing the crowd. And I said to myself there's somebody there, it's got a great future. So basically what happens now is you're through to the final and there's three people in the final. Who are the youngest ever? Yeah, it's such an achievement to be honest. Like the youngest ever in the finals of 10 year old, like that's just crazy. I know it is. And if you won the final you go to Nice in France in November. Yeah, so. Wow. Well what we'll do is, what we'll do is first, we'll get a piece of music Jimmy. You're going to sing a song first. Yeah. What song are you going to sing first? I will sing, I will always love you by Whitney Houston in Irish. That's right, all your songs have to be Irish don't they? Yeah. Well listen, we're looking forward to hearing your version of it. And whenever you're ready just go for it. We'll get the orchestra sorted out here. We're okay. We're no panic. It's live, it's silent radio. Monday night sessions. Wherever you're listening. Am I all right Jimmy? What? How's it come through yet? Take your time. Absolutely beautiful. Do you know what I want to ask? Sit down now. Well sit down, rest yourself. After that don't worry. I'll pull that microphone down. There we are. All right. After, my God, that was spectacular. But you had to learn these songs in Irish. Yeah. So it was quite a challenge but we literally just learned them just. You know what I mean? Just sunk in your head overnight and yeah. There's a lot of work. You know I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit for that. Because that's not an easy thing to do. You know just swap something over to a different language. So you don't very well. The finals this Sunday. So what you want people to do is. So guys I'd really appreciate it if you could please vote for me on tg4.ie. Junior Eurovision. And I'm just really proud and obviously I've worked so hard to get to this final. And I think that I've just, I deserve it. Do you know what I mean? You do? Of course. I just really want you to vote for me. Please click on the Jessica McKean. And there's, if you scroll down there will be a little red bar. Click on that bar and it will say you have voted in green. And you can vote as many times as you want and it's free to vote. Yes. You can vote every hour of the day and it's all free. And we can scan that Jimmy. Can we put that sort of link up so that people can scan it from our page? We'll try and do something like that. And we'll get these posters out and about for you. It's all went very, very quickly. But you know the semifinal in the final you know there's not like three or four weeks. It's just you know bong bong. How do you work with your schoolwork? You're going to be tired today and stuff like that. Well I was down in Maggie's Travern for Sunday watching the semis. The finals was just shocking to me. So I was knackered the next day at 11 o'clock the edge you know. Too late for school. And I went into school today. It was like chaotic but it was like really nice. I shot it to my school by the way. What school did you go to? I go to Ruffo Central National School. Oh very good. And are they all cheering for you do you think? Oh it's just really exciting and just all of that. It makes my heart buzz every time I see all the younger ones. Oh you're famous today. How did you take the cameras and all that because that's a different thing again. You know this is microphones here and stuff and when you're singing on television or if you're singing out in an event it's different but cameras are different again isn't it? Yeah well I'm not really new to cameras. I've been on TV. Donica's too talented and I was only five years old in 2018 and I was like you know what this is another challenge. Take it. I've had the opportunity and I'll just try my best. It's hard to believe you're ten years old coming out to talk like that you know what I mean. You're an old pro now nearly. So it's tg4.ie forward slash junior Eurovision if you can if you can log on to that and vote for Jessica and just keep hitting the red button and button button keep going. You can vote as many times and we would love to see. We'd love to see. You can only do what sorry? One per hour. Oh good job you told me that. Set your watch then and go. We'll be voting away for you on the hour every hour. It's all week once every hour so. Sabrina Turry said well done you're fantastic. Lisa Wilson voted for you. Brilliant well done thank you very much and it's been lovely to go to Nice. But the exposure you'll get you know it's going to be it's going to be great for your career if that's the road you go down you know. Yeah no it's going to be great for my business. Of course it is of course it is and of course you're joined here by your staunch supporters your mom Sarah and your dad Wesley and Archie and Louisa are here too and you wouldn't be where you are without the support of the family am I right there? You're glad they came along with you? Well. Sometimes. Yeah. Well listen as always we love having you up here you're a delight to just bring this air with you and your voice and everything it's amazing. We were going to we're going to get behind you we're going to tell everybody to vote on all our programs and you might be up here even during the week I think you're coming up again Artnie I may be seeing some other presenters. Ah excellent so tell everybody to vote for Jessica McKean Liffords Finest, Donegal Donegal Proud and of course her school and her foe Jessica and your mom and dad and Archie and Louisa thank you very much indeed you have to be very proud yourself so well done. Just one more thing, I am celebrating the finals of Junior Gurus in 2023 and Maggie's Tavern Pubs so big shout out to them guys please come down if you're listening now and I myself Jessica McKean will be there so autographs will be signed guys Oh next Sunday what time did you kick off Maggie's Tavern? Well this Sunday and it's at half eight so please please please come around and vote Oh brilliant Jessica McKean three orange squash for everyone Orange squash for everyone Jessica thanks very much and the very best luck and you'll let us know right away won't you? Definitely Brilliant well done Jessica McKean