Erica Cody


Erica Cody is an Irish R&B singer-songwriter.

Career

Erica Cody attended the Billie Barry Stage School, and had her first live gig at age 15 as the support act for WizKid. She released Addicted in 2017. Cody played at Longitude, Electric Picnic, as well as supporting Jessie J and En Vogue in 2018. She released her EP Leoness in April 2019. Her style has been described as close to that of TLC and Aaliyah. Cody's experiences of racism in Ireland led to her launching a campaign called Don't Touch My Hair. She was one of the artists featured in Hot Press's Lockdown Sessions in April 2020.
In 2020, Cody took part in the Black Lives Matter protests in Dublin and spoke publicly about racism she and others have experienced in Ireland. She also spoke about how her father's family in America have been affected by racism and prejudice. She was named one of Irish Country Magazine's Women to Watch in 2020.
In 2020, Cody was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of the charity SafeIreland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Personal life

Erica Cody was born Erica-Cody Kennedy-Smith in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and grew up in Baldoyle. Her mother is Irish and white and her father is black and from South Carolina. As a teenager, Cody had hoped to become a professional basketball player, until an anterior cruciate ligament injury at age 18 ruled that out. She attended BIMM Dublin, studying vocals.

Discography