Carmel Quinn (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a American entertainer, who has appeared on stage in Broadway, television, and film since coming to America in the 1950s. She began her career in her native Dublin as a teenager singing with local bands. She sang at Dublin's Theatre Royal with the house orchestra Jimmy Campbell. The first time she sang the then little known song The Isle of Innisfree from the classic hit movie The Quiet Man starring another beautiful Irish redhead; Maureen O'Hara. The audience went wild with applause and a star was born. After coming to America in the early 1950s the beautiful redhaired teenager appeared on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts Radio Show and won the conest. Her strong and rich voice and performing style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and other popular singers. The audience liked her so much that she became a regular on the show appearing daily singing and telling her funny anecdotes about her life. She went on to appear on the television version of the Arthur Godfrey Show with other popular regulars including Pat Boone and Julius La Rosa. She continued to be a favourite with audiences and made many guest appearances on Candid Camera and other variety and talk shows. In the intervening years she went on to appear in numerous musical road shows and has starred in Wildcat, Finian's Rainbow, The Sound of Music and others. She performed for Presidents John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Her annual Saint Patrick's Day Concerts at the famed Carnegie Hall have sold out for 25 years and have become legendary. Carmel Quinn has appeared in numerous television commercials and has recorded many successful albums throughout her long career. She received a Grammy Award nomination for her children's recording of Patrick Muldoon and his Magic Balloon One of her biggest hits was The Whistling Gypsy Rover. She continues to record and many of her early recordings have been reissued on CD. In 1991 she was the second woman to receive the prestegious John F. Kennedy Award for excellence in her field of activity. She remains one of the most popular and best loved Irish American entertainers and continues to perform her cabaret show throughout the United States as well as maintaining a continuing commitment to numerous American and Irish charities. This article is about the city in Ireland. ... This article is about the profession. ... Stage has several meanings: In rocketry, a stage is one of several independent rockets used to reduce the need for fuel. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... 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