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DINGLE band, Walking On Cars, has won a 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA).
The EBBAs are the preeminent European music awards for emerging artists.
Walking on Cars, who appeared on The Late Late Show last night, are the fourth act to be announced as winners of an EBBA award.
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A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the coming weeks. The winners will receive their awards at a ceremony hosted by Jools Holland in the Netherlands, on 11 January 2017.
Speaking to Tracy Clifford on 2fm yesterday, Walking on Cars said: “We’ve basically been on the road since January going all over the Europe, the UK, Ireland… It’s pretty amazing. We just wanted to get out and get to Europe and build an audience outside of Ireland, and we’re just really happy because it’s come to the point where we’ve won an EBBA Award and we’re doing a 3Arena show – It’s been a mad year!”
Originating from Dingle in Kerry, five-piece Walking on Cars have made a name for themselves through their passionate folk-influenced rock music.
With yearning vocals, powerful choruses and energetic piano-driven hooks, the band saw their first two singles land high in the Irish charts, followed by their debut album in January 2016.
Third single Speeding Cars brought them an international breakthrough, with chart entries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and the UK.
The ceremony, which is part of the wider Eurosonic Festival, will feature performances by the winning acts and will be broadcast on RTÉ 2fm (radio) and RTÉ 2 (television).
