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Encyclopedia > Eimear Quinn
Eimear Quinn performing at Congratulations
Eimear Quinn performing at Congratulations

Eimear Quinn is an Irish singer. Image File history File links Eimear_Quinn. ... Image File history File links Eimear_Quinn. ... On October 22, 2005, the EBU held a celebration contest to commemorate 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest called Congratulations. ...


She won the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with the song "The Voice" with words and music by Brendan Graham. As she watched the votes coming in, she performed an impromptu duet with A-ha singer Morten Harket, who was co-hosting the contest in Oslo. She returned to Eurovision in 2005 to perform at the 50th anniversary Congratulations event in Copenhagen. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... The correct title of this article is a-ha. ... Morten Harket Morten Harket (born September 14, 1959 in Kongsberg) is the lead singer of the Norwegian pop band a-ha. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copenhagen ( (help· info) IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ...


She graduated from NUI Maynooth, Ireland before she started off as a professional singer. In 2001 she released a record at Decca classics called "Through the lense of a tear" produced and co-composed by Pól Brennan (ex-Clannad) about Tristan and Iseult. She has also sung on several Anúna records. Anúna is an Irish choral group that came to world prominence through its involvement with the Riverdance phenomenon in the mid 1990s. ...


In 2006, Eimear read the Irish Votes at the Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 will be the fifty-first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held at the Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece. ...

Preceded by:
Secret Garden
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1996
Succeeded by:
Katrina and the Waves

Secret Garden Secret Garden is an Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also understood by some as Neo-classical music. ... Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Katrina and the Waves formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. ...

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Eimear Quinn (2363 words)
The world was introduced to Eimear Quinn as her ethereal voice soared, singing the mystical lyrics of Brendan Graham's "The Voice" at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.
Eimear Quinn is accompanied by guitar, cello and oboe.
Eimear Quinn's voice is perfect for the styles of music she chose for her solo album.
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Eimears versatility as a performer and composer brought her to the attention of SIR GEORGE MARTIN, with whom she performed in Ireland.
Eimear wrote the Lyrics and sings the lead vocal on their single, Yann Derrien that achieved number 10 in the Spanish charts in 2003.
Eimears solo track Voice of an Angel became song of the week for two weeks in a row on the top radio station RTE 2FM in the run up to Christmas and the album has sold over 40,000 copies in Ireland alone.
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