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".
Biography Sterling grew up in Puckane, County Tipperary. They were educated at Kilkenny College 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 Eurovision Song Contest 2015 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.
Personal life Sterling is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Discography
Extended plays Title Details Strands of Heart Released: November 2014 Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP IRE "Playing with Numbers" 2015 77 rowspan="6" "Fake the Cost" — "Plain Static" 2017 — "Stripped Down" 2018 — "Feeble" 2019 — "Strong Leech" 2024 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Album or EP "Just My Luck" 2019 "Let Your Dreams Collect Dust Until You're Desperate" 2020 All the Leaves Are Falling "All the Leaves Are Falling"
See also Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
References
External links
Molly Sterling's Website
Last.fm page