"Out of Control" performed by Laura-Jayne Hunter and written by Derry O'Donovan.

Originally from Coleraine in Northern Ireland, writer and performer Laura-Jayne Hunter holds a first class honours degree in popular music from the Leeds College of Music and was crowned winner of the "Bright Young Things" songwriter/performer competition in Leeds city in 2008. Laura- Jayne is lead singer of the band "Vibetown" www.myspace.com/vibetownuk which plays gigs as well as corporate functions all over the UK as well as being a member of novelty girl band called "Dollypop" www.myspace.com/dollypopgirls.

Laura Jayne says, "I would be very excited and proud to represent Ireland at the 2009 Eurovision song contest, particularly with the song "Out of Control" that I firmly believe can win the competition outright".

"As an experienced live performer, there is nothing I adore more than to connect emotionally with an audience which is actively enjoying my singing. I have been told on countless occasions that I "send shivers up the spine" when I sing, and I find it incredibly rewarding to entertain and to help people enjoy themselves throughout a set. I like to experiment with music. I've even been known to silence a noisy bar when performing songs solely composed with vocal loops using a Boss loop station, through which I record beats on the guitar, bass lines with my voice, riffs, melodies and harmonies, all live!"

35 year-old Derry O'Donovan originally from Skibbereen in Co. Cork, now lives in Frankfurt, Germany where he works as a teacher. He says that "Out of Control" is a true cross-border collaboration, twinning the extreme North (Coleraine) and the extreme South (Skibbereen) of the country.

Coming from a large musical family, he has been immersed in traditional Irish music from a very young age and plays the piano, accordion, keyboard, guitar and low whistle.

Derry says, "Having observed the top five acts in the contest over the last a number of years, I decided to compose a song that had many of the features of these successful tracks. The song "Out of Control", has a very distinct ethnic, tribal flair, with a fusion of haunting Celtic and eastern influence. This is all combined with an extremely catchy, modern dance/pop beat and a simple melody that gets into your head and sticks. All the features I believe are the hallmarks of a successful Eurovision song!".

"To represent Ireland in the Eurovision song contest, would be both an honour and a childhood dream come true for me. I believe that "Out of Control" is a song that the Irish people can be proud of and that it is capable of restoring Ireland to the top of the scoreboard".