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Eimear Quinn

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Also known as Eimear Mary Rose Quinn

Irish singer

Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Professional vocational education

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1972
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19,705
Total plays
132,726

Tags

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Eimear Quinn, born in 1973, grew up in Dublin to musical parents. Her first musical influence was classical music. She started singing at the age of 4 in the church choir and took piano lessons from the age of 10 and singing lessons starting at 15. Eimear performed with the group Anúna in 1995 and 1996. In 1996, She won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland. With 162 points, Quinn finished first with the song ‘The Voice’ by Brendan Graham. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eimear+Quinn">Re

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Key facts

Born
Eimear Anna Quinn , ( 1972-12-18 ) 18 December 1972 (age 53) , Mount Merrion , Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Celtic
Occupations
Singer Composer
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
1992–present
Label
Decca Classics
Member of
Anúna
Website
www .eimearquinn .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Eimear Mary Rose Quinn (/ˈiːmər/ EE-mər; Irish: Eimear Ní Chuinn, IPA: [ˈɪmʲəɾˠ n̠ʲiː ˈxiːn̠ʲ]; born 18 December 1972) is an Irish singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively internationally and has released four albums of her work, the most recent being Ériu, recorded with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and released in 2020.

Musical career

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