Teenager Sophie Lennon will represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Armenia this year.
The 13-year-old singer from Co. Down has been chosen to represent Ireland after winning the first-ever live public choice vote on the TG4 show Junior Eurovision.
She will be representing Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Armenia in December singing her song ‘Solas’, written by Niall Mooney.
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Mooney also wrote Niamh Kavanagh’s ‘It’s for You’ as well as numerous other Junior Eurovision entries.
Sophie is from the small village of Mayobridge just outside of Newry, County Down.
She has previously performed on Britain’s Got Talent as well as numerous other West End shows, she is also this year’s BBC School Soloist of the Year Winner.
Sophie is the youngest ever to be nominated for two AIMS awards for her performance as Fiona in SHREK, at the Grand Opera House Belfast.
She went viral with over seven million views for her performance of O Holy Night, a song her grandad asked her to record for him.
Her Eurovision bid song Solas has been released by TG4 to watch here ahead of her stage debut later this year.
The 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place on the 11th of December in Yerevan, Armenia and will be broadcast live on TG4.
Junior Eurovision is produced by Adare Productions for TG4 and is presented by Louise Cantillon and Darragh Ó Caoimh who along with judges Niamh Ní Chróinín and Chris Greene and guest judges including, Niamh Kavanagh, Linda Martin, Paul Harrington, Brooke Scullion, Brian Kennedy and Ryan O’ Shaughnessy.
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