A singer-songwriter from Balbriggan, Dublin will wave the flag of Ireland at Eurovision 2020. Her name is Lesley Roy and she has been part of the music industry for a while now as her debut album “Unbeautiful” has been released back in 2008, and was produced by Max Martin. As a songwriter, Roy has experienced international success with releases for artists including Adam Lambert, Miss Montreal, Medina, Jana Kramer, Deorro and Marlee Scott.

One of Lesley’s ambitions which is now being fulfilled is to represent Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest regarding Eurovision and her participation at the show Lesley stated:

Growing up in Ireland, obviously the Eurovision holds a special place in my heart, as it does for many people. It was a very big event in my house every year, we watched and voted on each act and I became a massive fan at a very young age. I’m very lucky that I am from the era of Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Harrington, Eimear Quinn, Riverdance years I feel like the back to back years watching it live from the Point Depot with Gerry Ryan hosting and the explosion of Riverdance left a very deep impression on me as a kid. I definitely made a mental note that this is something I would love to do for Ireland when I grew up. I think I have a very high standard of what a Eurovision song should be because of those memories and that definitely informed the type of song I would send. My mindset for the coming months is to train, rehearse, prepare, perform, execute and hopefully bring Eurovision glory back to Ireland once again.

Lesley Roy

Watch the official video of Lesley’s entry “Story Of My Life” below

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