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:[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2019/04/12133907/ERICA-CODY-WHERE-YOU-REALY-FROM.mp3"][/audio]Listen to her perform one of her heroes. This is her cover of 'Say My Name' by Destiny's Child:[audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2019/04/12123956/ERICA-CODY-SAY-MY-NAME.mp3"][/audio]Socials: @ItsMeEricaCody