Black Daisy

Black Daisy was an Irish-Lithuanian band that, along with Sinéad Mulvey represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Et Cetera.^[1][2]

Black Daisy
Black Daisy with Sinéad Mulvey in Moscow (2009)
Background information
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Alternative rock, pop-rock and powerpop
Years active	2008–2009
Past members	Lesley-Ann Halvey Asta Millerienė Nicole Billings

Black Daisy with Sinéad Mulvey performing "Et Cetera" at the Scala in London on 17 April 2009.

Biography

The band originated from Dublin, and was formed by Steff Caffrey (lead guitar and backing vocals), Nicole Billings (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Asta Millerienė (drums), and Lesley-Ann Halvey (lead vocals and bass guitar). Steff Caffrey was asked to leave the band in February 2009 as RTÉ, 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, Russia. They competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009,^[3] failing to reach the final.

Videos

Date	Name	Link
February 2008	Disturbing New Fashion
March 2009	Et Cetera