Noel Kelehan
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1935-12-26
- Active to
- 2012-02-06
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Noel Kelehan (26 December 1935 – 6 February 2012) was an Irish musician, former conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and former musical director of Radio Telefís Éireann. He retired as conductor in 1998. Kelehan recorded several records, most notably the 1979 album "Ozone" by Noel Kelehan Quintet. In 1984, Kelehan wrote the string arrangements for U2's album "The Unforgettable Fire". As well as being an accomplished jazz pianist, Kelehan is remembered for being the conductor of many Irish
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Noel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1935-12-26
- date of death
- 2012-02-06
- name in native language
- Noel Kelehan
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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