Black Daisy
| Black Daisy | |
|---|---|
 Black Daisy with Sinéad Mulvey in Moscow (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Pop-rock, powerpop |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Members |
Lesley-Ann Halvey, Asta Millerienė, Nicole Billings |
Black Daisy was an Irish-Lithuanian band that, along with Sinéad Mulvey represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Et Cetera.[1][2]
Biography
The band originated from Dublin, and was formed by Steff Caffrey(lead guitar and backing vocals), Nicole Billings (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Asta Millerienė (drums), and Lesley-Ann Halvey (lead vocals and bass guitar). Steff Caffrey was asked to leave the band in February 2009 as RTÉ, the Irish national Broadcaster,felt that a 4 piece backing band was too large for the Eurovision stage.
Eurovision 2009
On the 20 February 2009, the band, performing with Irish singer Sinéad Mulvey, won the Irish pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. They competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009,[3] failing to reach the final.
Videos
| Date | Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| February, 2008 | Disturbing New Fashion | |
| March, 2009 | Et Cetera |
References
- ↑ Esco today article
- ↑ Official Eurovision.tv article
- ↑ Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dustin the Turkey with "Irelande Douze Pointe" |
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Sinéad Mulvey) 2009 |
Succeeded by Niamh Kavanagh with "It's for You" |