- Eimear Quinn
Eimear Quinn (Irish: Eimear Ní Chuinn) (born 1973)Fact|date=September 2008 is an Irish singer. In 1995 Quinn became a member of the Irish choral group
Anúna , touring internationally and recording two albums with them, "Omnis" and "Deep Dead Blue". In December 1995, while performing with the choir, she was seen by songwriterBrendan Graham and asked to take part in theEurovision Song Contest competition, which she subsequently won. She went on to win the1996 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with the song "The Voice" with words and music by Graham. As she watched the votes coming in, she performed an impromptu duet witha-ha singerMorten Harket , who was co-hosting the contest inOslo . Quinn returned to Eurovision in2005 to perform at the 50th anniversary "Congratulations" event inCopenhagen .A native of
Dublin Fact|date=September 2008, Quinn graduated from NUI Maynooth, Ireland, before she became a professional singer. In2001 she released a record at Decca Classics called "Through the Lens of a Tear" produced and co-composed byPól Brennan (ex-Clannad ) aboutTristan and Iseult .In
2006 , Quinn read the Irish Votes at the Eurovision Song Contest.She also released a compilation album called "Gatherings" this year.
External links
* [http://www.eimearquinn.com Official website]
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1996ie The Voice lyric]
* [http://www.celticcafe.com/Music/eimear/eimear.html Interview]
* [http://www.anuna.ie Anúna Official Website]
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