Dustin the Turkey has been a joke candidate for all types of elections since I was a teenager. He made his debut as a puppet on Dempseys Den on Network 2 childrens television as a back-up to Zig and Zag in 1990.
The half turkey, half vulture puppet had a harder satirical edge to his humour than the other puppets. His character was of a dodgy builder who was prepared to cut corners and take back handers. This was before the whole political corruption thing started coming into the open.In the same year as his debut on Dempseys Den he also made his entry into politics. Dustin declared that he was running as a candidate in that years Presidential Election. It was just a part of the show but it has led to a tendency in that and subsequent elections for people to spoil their vote by writing 'Dustin' across their ballot paper.
Parallel to his career as an unofficial joke candidate in elections, Dustin has also had a fairly successful time in the novelty song industry.
Now the two have come together and Dustin is Irelands official joke candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest this year. He was selected last night. I heard the song for the first time today and I have to admit that it's grown on me already. Wish him luck!
Lyrics to Irelande Douze Pointe
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