First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has praised the Eurovision efforts of a Kinross school.
The SNP leader spoke highly of Kinross High School teacher Jason Blyth after a song he penned was chosen by pop star Teodora Dinu and put forward for Romania’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Mr Blyth and his pupils had produced and recorded the backing track for the song Tear Up the Dark but were left disappointed when it failed to make the semi-finals of the pre-competition stage.
All the music was recorded within Kinross High School and the pupils involved were able to use some of the project for their Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) coursework.
Mr Blyth said staff and pupils at the school were left “genuinely gutted” after they received word that their song would not be used but news of their efforts has now reached Ms Sturgeon who backed their brave attempt to enter the competition.
Writing in the Daily Record, she said: “It’s douze points for effort to the pupils of Kinross High this week.
“Well done to them and their teacher Jason Blyth for reaching out across the European Union with a track they wrote and recorded for the Eurovision Song Contest.
“Sadly their song wasn’t picked as the UK entry but it was among those vying to be chosen as the Romanian entry.
“While they didn’t win, I’m sure they’ve won lots of new friends for their school and for Scotland.”
