Bambie Ray Robinson, known professionally as Bambie Thug, is an Irish singer and songwriter. They began their career as a dancer before moving to London. An independent artist, they amassed over 45,000 monthly listeners and was on the bill at the Download Festival Debut.
Their musical style is categorized as "Ouija Pop" according to their own words.
They represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo with the song Doomsday Blue, where they qualified for the final, marking Ireland's first appearance in the final since 2018, and finished in 6th place in the final with 278 points, marking Ireland's best Eurovision result since 2011 and their best result overall since 2000. In addition, their score of 278 points was the highest score any Irish Eurovision act has scored.
Shortly after their Eurovision participation, Bambie Thug announced their first major European tour, the "Crown the Witch" tour, scheduled for the autumn of 2024. Bambie Thug has also been announced as a headline act in the 2024 Electric Picnic festival in Ireland, alongside former winner Loreen.
Trivia[]
- Bambie is the first openly non-binary artist to qualify for the Eurovision final. They would be followed by Nemo from Switzerland, who qualified from the second semifinal. One of the defining images of the grand final was Bambie crowning Nemo to celebrate the latter's victory.
- Both artists performed 4th in their respective semifinals.