Hot for 2019 Irish Acts: Lyra

A breath of fresh air in this information-saturated age, the ethereal Leesider places her Cork accent front and centre in her stirring songs, which have soundtracked everything from TV shows like Teen Wolf to Guinness commercials. Informed by Enya, Bat For Lashes and Florence + The Machine, the release of her debut album can’t come soon enough.

HEAR: ‘Emerald’.

SEE: Check out YouTube for her performance of ‘Emerald’ on Dancing With The Stars.