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These are the Choice Music Prize Irish songs of the year for 2015
The final winner will be announced at Vicar Street in March.
THE LIKES OF Hozier, Kodaline and Fight Like Apes all make the shortlist for the Choice Music Irish Song of Year for 2015.
If you have a problem with one of those three artists, or, for that matter, any of the other seven on the list – don’t worry, you can have your say on the matter via a public vote.
The overall winner will be announced at the Choice Music Prize live show in Vicar Street in Dublin on 3 March.
In the meantime, you can have your two cents on the competition via the Choice website.
Here’s the shortlist…
The Academic – Different
All Tvvins – Thank You
The Coronas – How This Goes
Daithí – Mary Keanes Introduction
Fight Like Apes – Pretty Keen On Centrefolds
Hozier – Someone New
Gavin James – Bitter Pill
Kodaline – Ready
Otherkin – Ay Ay
Pleasure Beach – Go
Everyone who votes is in with a chance to win tickets for the live event at Vicar Street – and people can vote (once a day if you like) until 28 February.
The shortlist for the album of the year was announced at the start of the month.
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