On Wings is the debut single by Leanne Moore

Leanne Moore

Leanne Moore is the winner of the 2008 series of RTÉ's You're A Star. Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald. For the final, Moore sang 'Piece of My Heart', 'Run' and 'Let's Stay Together'...

, winner of the Irish talent competition You're A Star

You're A Star

You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...

. The single debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

for the week ending 26 June 2008.

Background

The song was written in memory of two 15-year-old stepsisters Robyn O Riordan and Leanne Miller who died in a car accident. The song was written by their cousin Jamie Bridgeman.The song's success is largely because it is for charity It is hoped that the song will be able to encoruage young people to drive with caution as the medium of music seemed the best way to get the message across . The song was funded by the Gardaí and was support by the road safety authority.