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Irish singer

Person · Open Library

Born
1922
Died
1992
Works
21

Top works

  • American Folk Painting
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1968-09
Active to
2025-07-05
blues rockbritishclassic rockdoom metalhard rockheavy metal

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
119,273
Total plays
1,106,523

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Mary Black (born 23 May 1955 in Dublin) is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland and in many other parts of the world. She was named "Best Female Artist" in the IRMA poll in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1996. Black was born into a musical family. Her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers have their own group. She sang in her family's group in her youth

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