She is THE 'Leoness' 
There's a wave of incredible black RnB artists in Ireland right now. Soulé, Jafaris, Rejjie Snow to name a few and thankfully it doesn't look like crashing any time soon.
Surfing on this welcome sea of amazing new music is Erica Cody.
Muireann didn't touch her hair! ;-)The Dubliner has supported En Vogue and Jessie J and speaks to Muireann about how she found writing songs was a real therapy (her Mother had cancer when she was ten), her plans and D.T.MH. !
Erica's debut EP 'Leoness' is out today and features 'Where U Really From' . The song is inspired by growing up in Ireland as a mixed race female where she gets asked that question almost on a daily basis.
"Where are you from?" "Dublin" "No, but really!?" It can get pretty tiring Erica wants people to own their identity, being it gender, race or sexuality.
“I’m black. I’m Irish. I am me.”
Listen to her perform 'Where U Really From' live on The Muireann O'Connell show:
Listen to her perform one of her heroes. This is her cover of 'Say My Name' by Destiny's Child:
Socials: @ItsMeEricaCody
