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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The New Year is going to be that extra bit special for talented Balbriggan singer/songwriter Lesley Roy, who has just been selected by RTÉ to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam next May.
2020 was the first time in Eurovision s 65-year history that the contest has been cancelled, disappointing millions of fans worldwide and leaving Irish-born New York resident Lesley without the opportunity to compete with her uplifting song, Story of My Life.
Lesley has spent the past three months in studio working on a new song for Eurovision 2021; this song, chosen to represent Ireland at the contest next year, will be revealed in the New Year.
The New Year is going to be that extra bit special for talented Balbriggan singer/songwriter Lesley Roy, who has just been selected by RTÉ to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam next May.
2020 was the first time in Eurovision s 65-year history that the contest has been cancelled, disappointing millions of fans worldwide and leaving Irish-born New York resident Lesley without the opportunity to compete with her uplifting song, Story of My Life.
Lesley has spent the past three months in studio working on a new song for Eurovision 2021; this song, chosen to represent Ireland at the contest next year, will be revealed in the New Year.
Lukas Hallgren has collaborated with Lesley Roy
THE IRISH-born singer who saw her bid to take part in Eurovision dashed earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic will return to represent Ireland in the song contest in 2021.
RTÉ said New York-based Lesley Roy will compete in Rotterdam next May with a brand-new song.
She has spent the last three months in the studio working on a new Eurovision song, which will be revealed in the new year.
The song was written and produced by the Dubliner, along with Eurovision producer Lukas Hallgren, producer/songwriter Philip Strand, Deepend and Emelie Eriksson – known as Eeva.