eurovision 2021
Lesley Roy
Lesley Roy represented Ireland at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam with “Maps”, and went out in the first semi-final. Ireland also picked Lesley Roy for 2020, the year the contest was cancelled.
Ireland
2021
- who
- Irish singer
- born
- 17 September 1986, Balbriggan, Ireland
- contest
- 2021
- music
- alternative rock, pop, rock
- active
- since 2008
- record labels
- Jive Records
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Lesley Roy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Balbriggan in County Dublin who signed to an independent Irish label in 2006 and then to the American label Jive Records. The debut album, Unbeautiful, came out in 2008. Ireland chose Roy for the cancelled 2020 contest and again for 2021, when “Maps” went out in the semi-final in Rotterdam.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Lesley Roy”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2020 Rotterdam
“Story of My Life”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Catt Gravitt, Robert Marvin, Lesley Roy, Tom Shapiro
- Age on the night
- 33
Play: Lesley Roy — “Story of My Life” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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2021 Rotterdam
“Maps”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 16th of 16, with 20 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Emelie Eriksson, Lukas Hällgren, Lesley Roy, Philip Strand
- Age on the night
- 34
- Won that year
- Italy: Måneskin, “Zitti e buoni”
The story of Eurovision 2021: Back under covid rules, and Måneskin win for Italy
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