Maps (Lesley Roy song)

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Internal selection

On 17 December 2020, Irish national broadcaster RTÉ confirmed that Lesley Roy would represent Ireland in the 2021 contest. [2] The song was premiered on The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show on 26 February 2021.

The same day, a music video was released for the song, filmed by Ais Brady in the Wicklow Mountains. [3] They performed the song live for the first time on The Late Late Show that evening. [4]

At Eurovision

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021. [5] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final. [6] [7] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Ireland would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest. [8]

Charts

"Maps"
Lesley Roy - Maps.jpg
Single by Lesley Roy
Released26 February 2021
Genre Pop [1]
Length2:52
Label Universal Denmark
Songwriter(s)
  • Philip Strand
  • Emelie Eriksson
  • Lesley Roy
  • Lukas Hällgren
Lesley Roy singles chronology
"Gold"
(2020)		"Maps"
(2021)
Music video
"Maps" on YouTube
Chart performance for "Maps"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 76
Lithuania (AGATA) [10] 96
Netherlands (Single Tip) [11] 30

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References

  1. ↑ Here's Lesley Roy's 'Maps', Ireland's Eurovision 2021 entry
  2. ↑ "Lesley Roy's story continues for Ireland". Eurovision. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Moloney, Eoghan. "Revealed: Ireland's Eurovision entry 2021 - Lesley Roy's 'Maps'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Fowell, Ian. "IRELAND: LESLEY ROY GIVES FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 'MAPS' ON THE LATE LATE SHOW". ESCCovers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Irish Singles chart | Top 100 by IRMA". IRMA. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Lesley Roy – Maps". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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