Jedward have confirmed that their Eurovision performance this year is going to be their biggest yet.

The duo are set to represent Ireland again this year and they told Pressparty that they're hoping to have the backing of fans across the world this time around.

Speaking about this year's Eurovision, Edward said: "Yes, we're going to Azerbaijan and we're doing a bigger performance than last year. We've got fans all around the world now who will be rooting for us, and hopefully we'll get support from the UK and get 12 points. Last year we weren't that known in Europe but now we're much better known."

John added: "Our song last year, Lipstick, was a fun pop song, but our track for this year, Waterline, is much more meaningful. It's a love song and it's metaphorical."

The pair revealed that they've heard some of their Eurovision competitors, with the "Russian grannies" a favourite. John said: "We've heard the Russian grannies and they're really, really good. We've heard Sweden's entry Euphoria which is really, really good, because it’s all about happiness and the girl looks like Pocahontas."

Edward added: "There are also two crazy guys from Austria who have loads of energy and sing a song about shaking your bum or something. And there's a French girl who sings in French, and it's really good that she's doing that because you can learn the language."

Edward meanwhile concluded that Engelbert Humperdinck - the UK representative - is "really, really cool because he wears eyeliner and has dark hair."