Molly Sterling
| Molly Sterling | |
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 Sterling in 2015 | |
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8 March 1998 Puckane, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | Greg French |
Molly Sterling (born 8 March 1998) is an Irish singer and songwriter who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers".[1][2]
Biography
Molly Sterling grew up in Puckane, County Tipperary. She was educated at Kilkenny College [3] and then at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, where she is currently a 5th year student.[4]
Career
2011–14: Early beginnings
Molly Sterling first came to prominence after winning the Teen Idol contest in November 2011, winning a Popstar Studios recording prize.[5] She won a second-place award for Girl's Vocal Solo at the 2012 Kilkenny Music Festival[6] supported Runaway GO at a gig in Nenagh Arts Centre on 9 June 2012.[7] She finished second in TV3's All Ireland Schools’ Talent Se'arch in May 2014 and released her first EP, Strands of Heart, in November 2014.[4]
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest
On 27 February 2015 she was selected to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers".[3] She performed in the second semi-final, but missed out on qualification for the final. At 17 years old, she was the youngest ever entrant to perform for Ireland in their history of participation.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Strands of Heart |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| 2015 | "Playing with Numbers" | 77 | TBA |
See also
References
- ↑ Padraig Muldoon. "Molly Sterling wins Eurosong and will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2015". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Nenagh Guardian - Puckane born Molly Sterling to perform in Terryglass". The Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- 1 2 Byrne, Brian; Gittens, Geraldine (28 February 2015). "Teen pianist (16) to represent Ireland at 60th Eurovision Song Contest". The Irish Independent (Independent News and Media). Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- 1 2 "The Nenagh Guardian - Puckane born Molly Sterling to perform in Terryglass". Nenaghguardian.ie. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
- ↑ "Molly best in wonderful Tipp Teen Model finals - The Nationalist". Nationalist.ie. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
- ↑ "Kilkenny Music Festival a huge success - Kilkenny People". Kilkennypeople.ie. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
- ↑ "Molly Sterling to support RunawayGo at Nenagh Arts Centre this Saturday : Tipp Tatler Magazine". Tipptatler.ie. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
External links
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| Preceded by Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith with "Heartbeat" |
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Nicky Byrne with "Sunlight" |
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