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Bellefire is an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover of the U2 song "All I Want is You". They originally consisted of Kelly Kilfeather (born 23 March 1979), Tara Lee (born 25 July 1982), Cathy Newell (born 14 July 1982) and Ciara Newell (born 7 July 1983). Currently, only Kilfeather and the Newells remain in the group (Tara is pursuing a career in fashion and television). They mostly perform pop and adult contemporary music. Outside Southeast Asia and their native Ireland, they have received minimal recognition, although they did experience minor success in the United Kingdom with their singles. Girl group UC3 sing The Star-Spangled Banner for U.S. troops in Afghanistan A girl group is a musical group featuring several young female singers who generally harmonize together. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... All I Want is You was the Irish girl group Bellefires most successful hit single and best known song, taken from their debut album After the Rain. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop and hard rock, and which is intended more for adults than teens. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...


They first formed in 1999, backstage at an audition for a boy-girl band in which Louis Walsh was a judge. According to the Irish Independent, Walsh was disappointed with the standard of male entrants and opted to sign a girl group instead. The intention was to aim towards a "a more mature niche in the pop market" than what was becoming the norm for vocal groups at the time. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh County Mayo, Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry. ... The Irish Independents header consists of its name and a green harp The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling broadsheet newspaper. ... Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh County Mayo, Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry. ...


After recording their debut album After the Rain, they released two singles, both of which were top 20 hits in the UK. The second of these "All I Want is You" received a lot of airplay and got them an appearance on Top of the Pops. However, just as the album and another single were due for release, their record company Virgin unexpectedly dropped them and the album was never released, except in Japan, due to a new boss at Virgin who decided to do away with artists that weren't instant money makers. A disillusioned Tara left to become a fashion student, while the other 3 girls continued without their top-harmonist and developed a new repertoire. They were signed by WEA in 2003 and moved their base to London. They subsequently recorded a new album entitled Spin the Wheel. After the Rain was the first album by Irish girl group Bellefire, recorded in 2001. ... All I Want is You was the Irish girl group Bellefires most successful hit single and best known song, taken from their debut album After the Rain. ... Top of the Pops was a long-running British music chart television programme, and indeed the longest-running music show in the world, shown each week on BBC and now licensed for national versions around the world. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Warner Music Group is one of the four major record labels. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Spin the Wheel is an album recorded by Irish girl group, Bellefire. ...


Their first single as a 3-piece was "Say Something Anyway", which peaked in the UK at #26, but spent only 3 weeks in the charts altogether. The planned follow-up single for the summer of 2004 "You Were Meant For Me" was shelved. Bellefire spent the summer of 2004 promoting their upcoming single and album release around the UK at various festivals, but due to the album and single being continaually pushed back, the summer promotion did little to boost their reputation and sales. After the failure of their next UK single, the title track "Spin the Wheel" in October 2004, Bellefire completed their tour of Southeast Asia and returned to Ireland. The UK release of the Spin the Wheel album and a third single was pushed back several times through 2004 and 2005 until the release was eventually cancelled. Say Something Anyway was the Irish girl group Bellefires first single release of their comeback as a 3-piece, after being signed by WEA. It is also included on their album Spin the Wheel. ... This single by the Irish girl group Bellefire was scheduled for release in June 2004, as the follow-up to Say Something Anyway. The release was cancelled, although the track received some airplay in some far east countries. ... Spin the Wheel is a single by the Irish girl group Bellefire. ... Spin the Wheel is an album recorded by Irish girl group, Bellefire. ...


After the failed release of the 'Spin the Wheel' single, Bellefire and Atlantic Records parted company. The group then went their separate ways. Very little is known about the current activities of the Bellefire girls, although numerous articles concerning the members pursuing various solo projects have surfaced. Ciara has recently been credited as a backing vocalist for Blue member Lee Ryan's solo album, Cathy was a judge on the 2005 Irish television show "Star Stream Final," and Tara is currently working in the fashion industry with a possible return to music.

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Discography

Singles

Perfect Bliss was the Irish girl group Bellefires debut single, taken from their album After the Rain. ... Buzzstyle (Find My Way) is a single by the Irish girl group Bellefire. ... All I Want is You was the Irish girl group Bellefires most successful hit single and best known song, taken from their debut album After the Rain. ... Say Something Anyway was the Irish girl group Bellefires first single release of their comeback as a 3-piece, after being signed by WEA. It is also included on their album Spin the Wheel. ... This single by the Irish girl group Bellefire was scheduled for release in June 2004, as the follow-up to Say Something Anyway. The release was cancelled, although the track received some airplay in some far east countries. ... Spin the Wheel is a single by the Irish girl group Bellefire. ...

Albums

After the Rain was the first album by Irish girl group Bellefire, recorded in 2001. ... Spin the Wheel is an album recorded by Irish girl group, Bellefire. ...

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Saying something with Bellefire | Music | Entertainment | Gay.com UK (1241 words)
Bellefire’s debut eastwest records’ single Say Something Anyway was released last week and is the first track to be taken from the Dublin based three-piece’s forthcoming album ‘Spin the Wheel’, which is set for a summer 2004 release.
Bellefire, gorgeous in photographs, stunning in the flesh, are sisters Cathy (21) and Ciara (20) Newell from Galway on the west coast of Ireland, and their unofficially adopted sibling Kelly (24) Kilfeather, who hails from that hotbed of Irish musical talent, Sligo.
Bellefire’s ‘Spin The Wheel’ is an album full of timeless songs, with a sound that’s at once classic and contemporary.
Where @ Lebanon.com - Entertainment - Music (1747 words)
Bellefire are being touted as the next Corrs - comprised of two sisters and a "surrogate sister", they perfectly live up to the stereotype of multi-instrumentalist Southern Irish songstresses; singing honey-sweet-harmony pop songs.
Bellefire: A lot of people have said that they are hearing influences of people like Jewel, Fleetwood Mac, and on Irish radio we are getting compared to the Corrs.
Bellefire: Yes, there we were looking at the charts the other day, and there's a lot of...jazz in it.
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