Leanne Moore is the winner of the 2008 series of RTÉ

RTE

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's You're A Star

You're A Star

You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...

. Born and raised in Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald. For the final, Moore sang 'Piece of My Heart

Piece of My Heart

"Piece of My Heart" is a song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns and originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company covered the song in 1968 and had a hit with it...

', 'Run

Run (Snow Patrol song)

"Run" is a cover of the Snow Patrol song by Leona Lewis on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 31 October 2007. She later released the song as a single from Spirit: The Deluxe Edition in November 2008. At the time, "Run" was the UK's fastest-selling digital only release ever, selling 69,244 copies in just...

' and 'Let's Stay Together

Let's Stay Together (song)

"Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. Released as a single in 1971, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboards R&B chart for nine weeks. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time...

'. Moore was not favourite to win the competition, despite Louis Walsh stating that she had the most star potential during his appearance as a guest judge. Her debut single On Wings

On Wings

On Wings is the debut single by Leanne Moore, winner of the Irish talent competition You're A Star. The single debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart for the week ending 26 June 2008.- Background :...

 went to Number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

 on 27 June 2008. She recently returned from a trip to New York where she recorded songs for her debut album. She headlined Limerick Pride Festival 2008 with a packed out concert in Dolans Warehouse and shared her new songs for the first time. She participated in the Irish Eurosong 2010

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Ireland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 by a national selection on 5 March 2010. After an open call for songs, Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann announced on 10 February the five participants who would compete in Eurosong 2010, the selection...

 with the song "Does Heaven Need Much More?".

In May 2011 she appeared as one of Jedward

Jedward

John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish hip pop duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward...

's backing singers representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Lipstick" performed by Jedward. The song was selected by the Irish public through the national final Eurosong 2011 competition, organised by the Irish broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann .-Eurosong...

 in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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, Germany.

Leanne currently works on Dublin's radio station Dublin's Q102 as the co host of The Big Saturday Show alongside the main host Ray Shah.