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]
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| Born | 8 March 1998 Puckane, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Biography
editSterling grew up in Puckane, County Tipperary. She was educated at Kilkenny College[3] and then at St. Andrew's College, Dublin.[4]
Career
edit2011–14: Early beginnings
editMolly 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] and 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 Search in May 2014 and released her first EP, Strands of Heart, in November 2014.[4]
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest
editOn 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
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Strands of Heart |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||||||||||||||
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| "Playing with Numbers" | 2015 | 77 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Fake the Cost" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Plain Static" | 2017 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Stripped Down" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Feeble" | 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "Just My Luck" (Nealo featuring Molly Sterling and Innrspace) |
2019 | Non-album single |
| "Let Your Dreams Collect Dust Until You're Desperate" (Nealo featuring Adam Garrett, Molly Sterling, and Jehnova) |
2020 | All the Leaves Are Falling |
| "All the Leaves Are Falling" (Nealo featuring Molly Sterling) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Padraig Muldoon. "Molly Sterling wins Eurosong and will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2015". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings – wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "The Nenagh Guardian – Puckane born Molly Sterling to perform in Terryglass". The Nenagh Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b Byrne, Brian; Gittens, Geraldine (28 February 2015). "Teen pianist (16) to represent Ireland at 60th Eurovision Song Contest". The Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b "The Nenagh Guardian – Puckane born Molly Sterling to perform in Terryglass". Nenaghguardian.ie. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Molly best in wonderful Tipp Teen Model finals – The Nationalist". Nationalist.ie. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny Music Festival a huge success – Kilkenny People". Kilkennypeople.ie. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Molly Sterling to support RunawayGo at Nenagh Arts Centre this Saturday : Tipp Tatler Magazine". Tipptatler.ie. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Discography Molly Sterling". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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