Shonagh Daly

Shonagh Daly (b. 1980, Castletroy, Co. Limerick) is an Irish singer and musical performer

Performances

'Discovered' by Andrew Lloyd Webber ["Shonagh’s Smiling Through in Les Miserables Role" from " [http://www.irishpost.co.uk/ The Irish Post] "] , Shonagh sang at the inaugural gala for George W. Bush on 18 January 2001 which was also attended by Tony Blair ["Irish singer charms US President Bush" from " [http://www.irishpost.co.uk/ The Irish Post] "] ["The Beautiful Game" facts and figures from [http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/beautifulgame/facts.htm ReallyUseful.com] , Andrew Lloyd Webber's production company]

She went on to perform at the first Ground Zero memorial concert (at the request of Rudolph Giuliani) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1625510.stm Music and prayer at Ground Zero] from BBC News Monday, 29 October, 2001] .

Shonagh sang again for various heads of state and other luminaries in November 2003 in London where her audience included the Queen, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, Laura Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice [ [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/Teen_sings_for_Bush_Blair_and_the_queen/20031121-060946-9243r/ Teen sings for Bush, Blair and the queen] from [http://www.upi.com United Press International] , 21 November 2003] .

Following an appearance on "The Late Late Show" in 2003 in a comedy sketch as Michael Jackson [ [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/0716/dalys.html RTÉ Album Review for Shonagh Daly] , includes reference to "Late Late Show" performance] she has since gone on to record an album and appear in a number of West End theatre productions including "Les Misérables" and "The Beautiful Game" in both London and Cork.

Discography

*"Beautiful View" (Polydor) 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490229/ Shonagh Daly] on IMDb