Laura-Jayne Hunter (b. 1986 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a British singer who lives and works in Leeds, England.[1] Hunter holds a first class honours degree in popular music from the Leeds College of Music and was crowned winner of the Bright Young Things songwriter/performer competition in Leeds in 2008. Laura-Jayne is the lead singer of the bands Vibetown and PaperJam as well as being a member of a girl group called "Dollypop".[2] Laura-Jayne was vying to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. She performed her entry "Out of control" in the national final on 20 February,[3] and got the opportunity to meet American television host Jerry Springer. She eventually came third in the national final.