2011–14: Early beginnings Molly Sterling first came to prominence after winning the Teen Idol contest in November 2011, winning a Popstar Studios recording prize. They won a second-place award for Girl's Vocal Solo at the 2012 Kilkenny Music Festival and supported
Runaway GO at a gig in
Nenagh Arts Centre on 9 June 2012. They finished second in TV3's ''All Ireland Schools' Talent Search
in May 2014 and released her first EP, Strands of Heart'', in November 2014.
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest On 27 February 2015 they were selected to
represent Ireland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "
Playing with Numbers". They performed in the second semi-final, but missed out on qualification for the final. At 17 years old, they were the youngest ever entrant to perform for Ireland in their history of participation. == Personal life ==