Cahal dunne biography of barack obama

Irish singer

Musical artist

Cathal Dunne (born 14 February 1951) is an Irish singer. He is most famous for representing Ireland in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Happy Man".^[1] He has since gained a following as Cahal Dunne, performing traditional Irish songs in the United States, where he now lives.

Background

Born in Cork, Ireland, Dunne is the nephew of Jack Lynch who served as Taoiseach in the 1960s and 1970s.

Cahal dunne biography of barack obama

In 1974 he graduated from University College Cork and Montfort College of Performing Arts after studying music. That same year he won the Castlebar Song Contest with the song "Shalom". Two years later he represented Ireland at the Yamaha Music Festival with his own composition "Lover, Not a Wife".^[2] Also in 1976 he released a single, "Bad Boy" as well as his first top ten hit in Ireland, "Danny".^[3] During these years he played with his backing band, Stateside (and later, The Formula), on the Irish