On 7 September 2012 , it was announced that Byrne would be a contestant for the tenth series of '' Strictly Come Dancing '' . He was the ninth contestant to be eliminated . He was ranked number two on Ireland 's Sexiest Man of 2014 . After RTÉ internally chose him to represent Ireland , he released the song " Sunlight " and performed it in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 competition in Stockholm on 12 May 2016 , but failed to advance to the 14 May final
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Nicky Byrne