Molly Sterling first came to prominence after winning the Teen Idol contest in November 2011, winning a Popstar Studios recording prize.[5] She won a second-place award for Girl's Vocal Solo at the 2012 Kilkenny Music Festival[6] and supported Runaway GO at a gig in Nenagh Arts Centre on 9 June 2012.[7] She finished second in TV3's All Ireland Schools' Talent Search in May 2014 and released her first EP, Strands of Heart, in November 2014.[4]
On 27 February 2015 she was selected to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers".[3] She performed in the second semi-final, but missed out on qualification for the final. At 17 years old, she was the youngest ever entrant to perform for Ireland in their history of participation.