Failed Irish Eurovision hopeful Lesley Roy is celebrating after becoming a US citizen.
Lesley has been living in New York for several years with her American wife after moving to the States from Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
On Tuesday, Lesley was beaming after she was made a US citizen.
She revealed on her social media: “Well this morning I got my US Citizenship. Like most immigrants it was quite the journey to say the least!!
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“Thankful to my amazing wife as always and my lawyer James O’Malley and associates for being the absolute best!!!”
Lesley shared a series of pictures on her Instagram of her big day.
The 35-year-old represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 with her song, Maps.
She was left gutted and disappointed when she failed to qualify for the song contest.
But she said at the time: “I’m extremely grateful for having represented my country, my family and the LGBTQ community.
“I’m blessed that I had such an amazing team with me, Michael Kealy and RTE allowed me to work.
“With a dream team of creative directors and backing vocalists. We built something different because I believed that is what people wanted but there was always the risk of people not understanding it.
“I gave it my all for over a year and now I'm happy and proud to move on to my next adventure with my amazing wife.”
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