Molly Sterling (born 8 March 1998) is an Irish singer and songwriter who represented Ireland in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

with the song " Playing with Numbers".

Biography

Sterling grew up in Puckane,

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. They were educated at

Kilkenny College Kilkenny College is a Church of Ireland co-educational day and boarding secondary school located in Kilkenny, in the South-East of Ireland. It is the largest co-educational boarding school in Ireland. In 2013 it transferred to the state/public se ...

and then at St. Andrew's College, Dublin.

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. They won a second-place award for Girl's Vocal Solo at the 2012 Kilkenny Music Festival and supported Runaway GO at a gig in Nenagh Arts Centre on 9 June 2012. They finished second in TV3's ''All Ireland Schools' Talent Search'' in May 2014 and released her first EP, ''Strands of Heart'', in November 2014.

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest

On 27 February 2015 they were selected to represent Ireland in the

with the song " Playing with Numbers". They performed in the second semi-final, but missed out on qualification for the final. At 17 years old, they were the youngest ever entrant to perform for Ireland in their history of participation.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

Molly Sterling's Website
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Last.fm page
Irish pop singers Irish women pop singers Living people 1998 births Irish pianists Irish women pianists Musicians from County Tipperary People educated at Kilkenny College People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin 21st-century Irish singers 21st-century Irish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Ireland-singer-stub