Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>RT&Eacute; viewers were blown away by the classical voice of a local singer on Saturday night, but sadly Killarney&#8217;s Grace Foley didn&#8217;t make it through to the next stage.</h3>
Grace appeared on RT&Eacute; One&#8217;s &#8216;Last Singer Standing&#8217;, and she had some serious competition by opting to go up against drag act Dame Stuffy.
Grace&#8217;s classical version of Elton&#8217;s John&#8217;s &#8216;Your Song&#8217; proved very popular but it wasn&#8217;t enough to secure the audience vote as Dame Stuffy, who sang &#8216;I&#8217;m Still Standing&#8217;, by the same singer, made it through with 62 percent and on to the show&#8217;s grand final.
However, Grace, who is launching her brand-new album, &#8216;Unmasked&#8217;, in the International Hotel Killarney on November 28 at 8pm, is not disappointed, in fact she told the Killarney Advertiser that she&#8217;s so proud of her performance and delighted with the phenomenal public support since appearing.
&#8220;Watching myself perform on national TV on Saturday was a crazy experience!,&#8221; she said.
<h3>NERVOUS</h3>
&#8220;I knew how it all would go, and yet, I felt very nervous. On the day of recording, I had felt a very different kind of &#8216;nervous&#8217;. I had no idea how it would all go, but I was excited. After recording, I felt like I had won the whole show! I floated out of that studio. I had sung a song, for my daughter, in front of a music panel, a presenter, my fellow contestants and an audience who had so warmly embraced me. I felt I had sung well, but you just never know how you&#8217;ll come across on TV!&#8221;
She said that she had sweaty palms when she tuned in on Saturday.
&#8220;I remembered the intense emotion of it all. It was amazing for my family to finally see what I had experienced. What I didn&#8217;t expect, and what has really really touched me, is the outpouring of county/parish/Ross Road pride! I didn&#8217;t even realise I had the support of so many people sitting at home on Saturday and I want to just say a huge thank you for all the love. It has come from all over Ireland.&#8221;
MC during her album launch will be R&oacute;n&aacute;n Johnston and special guest is singer-songwriter, Lorraine Nash.
&#8220;Everyone who attends will be treated to complimentary wine and hors d&#8217;oeuvres from 7.30pm. I feel this album truly has something for everyone. From Danny Boy to Whitney Houston and a song that has been given the Phil Coulter stamp of approval, this is a creation I am very, very proud of.&#8221;

Singing on national TV "a crazy experience"

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