Wild Youth frontman Conor O'Donoghue said he had a "lovely" interaction with former Sex Pistol John Lydon following RTE's Eurosong special, dismissing rumours of tension between the two acts.
The Dublin band were crowned as Ireland's Eurovision bid last Friday after impressing audiences with their single "We Are One". The group will head to host city Liverpool this May to compete in the competition's first round of semi-finals.
Conor, the band's vocalist, said that the atmosphere backstage on the night was far from tense. He also dismissed allegations that there was a rift between his band and fellow entrant John Lydon, who aggravated some fans by quipping the competition as "phoney" in a radio interview.
