In 2015 she signed a record deal with Warner Records and relased a music video for her song Please Don't Go that went viral globally! In less than 24 hours the video was seen over a million times.

That success shows no sign of stopping - as she’s been nominated in the best female and most promising categories for the Hot Press Magazine 2016 Poll and she's performing in Brighton in May as part of the Great Escape Festival.

We chat to singer songwriter Stephanie Rainey about her 2015, how she got round to releasing her first EP and the most inappropriate selfie she's ever been asked for!

What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us.

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