Black Daisy was an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 band that, along with Sinéad Mulvey

Sinéad Mulvey

Sinéad Mulvey is an Irishprofessional singer & air hostess who, alongside Black Daisy, represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop-rock song "Et Cetera"...

 represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....

 with the song Et Cetera

Et Cetera (song)

"Et Cetera" is a song by Irish singer Sinéad Mulvey and rock band Black Daisy that represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia...

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Biography

The band originated from Dublin, and was formed by Steff (lead guitar and backing vocals), Nicole Billings (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Asta Milleriene (drums), and Lesley-Ann Halvey (lead vocals and bass guitar). Steff Caffrey was asked to leave the band February 2009 as RTE, 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

Moscow

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, Russia

Russia

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. They competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009, but flopped big-time, thus failing to reach the final. Nothing of any interest has been heard from them since. Another Eurovision casualty.

External links

• RTÉ Eurovision website