Black Daisy
Black Daisy | |
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powerpop | |
Years active | 2008-2009 |
Past members | Lesley-Ann Halvey Asta Millerienė Nicole Billings |
Black Daisy was an
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 |
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February, 2008 | Disturbing New Fashion | [2] |
March, 2009 | Et Cetera |
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References
- ^ Esco today article Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official Eurovision.tv article". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine