RTÉ Player tomorrow at 22:35 CET.
Lesley is excited to embark on this beautiful journey and states:
I’m thrilled to see through this project and represent Ireland at Eurovision 2021 with Maps. I’m so happy with the song and so passionate about it and Eurovision. I’m working each day towards representing Ireland in whatever version of Eurovision goes ahead in May. It’s a true honour and I want to have the best time I possibly can on the stage for Ireland. This has been a year in the making and I’m thrilled to finally get it out there for everyone to hear. Maps was specifically written for Eurovision. It’s heart-felt, it’s uplifting, and I hope people love it.
Ireland’s entry for Eurovision 2021, ‘Maps’ by Lesley Roy, will be launched today.
The song will be available on Spotify and Apple Music later today, while the first airplay of the tune took place on RTÉ 2FM Breakfast with Doireann & Eoghan this morning at 8.35am.
The video for ‘Maps’ will also be launched at 9pm via Eurovision s YouTube channel at 9am.
Dubliner Lesley will get her second chance to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam this May, following the cancellation of last year’s show due to Covid-19.
Lesley will take to the stage on The Late Late Show tonight for her debut performance of Ireland’s 2021 Eurovision entry followed by an interview with Ryan Tubridy.
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