Margo (music)

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Name = Margo


Img_capt = Margo in concert.
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Margeret Catherine O'Donnell
Alias = 'The Queen of Country and Irish'
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County Donegal, Ireland
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Genre = Country, country and Irish
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Years_active = 1964 - present
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Associated_acts = Daniel O'Donnell
URL = http://www.margoodonnell.com/?browserHasJs=1
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Margo (born Margeret Catherine O'Donnell on February 6, 1951) is an Irish female singer from Kincasslagh, County Donegal.

Career

Margo O'Donnell, more commonly known as Margo, started performing Country music at a very young age in 1964 with a local showband, "The Keynotes". She recorded her first 45 rpm single in 1968, "Bonny Irish Boy/Dear God", which was a huge success and shot Margo to the top of the Irish country scene. Her second 45 single, "If I Could See The World Through The Eyes Of A Child/Road By The River" released in 1969 cemented her newfound stardom with fans worldwide. Margo has been a successful singer for over 5 decades and the "Queen Of Country and Irish" has sold over 1 million records to date and has performed with such legends as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. She also presented numerous TV shows for RTÉ in the 1970s and has collected many awards during her long career. [ [http://www.margoodonnell.com/Biography Margo'S Biography ] ]

Also in October 2007, Margo travelled to the USA to record with George Jones.

Personal life and achievements

Margo is the sister of Irish crooner Daniel O'Donnell. Daniel got his start with Margo's band in the early 1980s whilst attending college in Galway. Margo was named "2007 Donegal Person Of The Year" and has spent most of 2007 traveling the length and breath of the country acting as an ambassador to her native county. [ [http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/DN/free/295025923746246.php © The Donegal News - News Index ] ]

Margo is an avid campaigner for proper cancer facilities in County Donegal. [ [http://www.derryjournal.com/carndonagh/39Donegal-Person-of-Year39-among.2888064.jp 'Donegal Person of Year' among speakers at cancer care meeting - Derry Today ] ]

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