Background
Stanley was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the daughter of entertainment legends Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley.
Stanley was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the daughter of entertainment legends Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley.
Her career started in the late 90s. Her first noble performance was at the Cavan International Song Contest. She sang "Dreamer of Dreams," a song that was written by Larry Keogh.
However, she rose to fame in 2000 when she sung her own composition, "Shine," from a field of over 1000 entries to the final of eight songs presented in the national Song Contest.
This was held on 20 February 2000 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. The year after, she sung the same song at the Baltic Song Contest which took place in Karlshamn, Sweden.
She again, reached the finals. In 2004, Lisa toured the country with “Dancehall Queues and Hucklebuck Shoes.” This show featured the children of famous Irish Showband stars.
After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first album, Love Maine A Little Bit Longer she fast became a well known face on the United Kingdom Country Music scene.