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Derry air: Nadine Coyle, from Co. Derry, performing with the British girl band Girls Aloud.
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Nothing Compares: Sinead O'Connor packs a punch of a voice as she performs at the Oxegen Music festival at Punchestown in Co. Kildare.
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Glen Hansard of The Frames, who won the 2007 Oscar for best movie song for the hit single, "Falling Slowly" from the movie "Once."
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Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan. The Cranberries (who were originally called The Cranberry Saw Us) hired O'Riordan after she gave them a demo copy of what would become the monster hit, "Linger."
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Singer Damien Rice, originally from Co. Kildare, used to play in a band called Jupiter until they split in the late '90s. He went one way, and his former band mates went another, eventually forming Bell X1.
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Belfast's own Van (for Ivan) Morrison is considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in rock and roll. Critics say that "no white man sings like Van Morrison."
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Shane MacGowan is a hero to some and a warning to others. However, there's no denying his talent. For many, "A Fairytale of New York" will always be the definitive Christmas tune, a song made more poignant by the death of singing partner Kirsty MacColl.
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Irish Central writer Mike Farragher says Enya's efforts are more like "paint by numbers than real music. It seems he's in the minority, though; Enya's a best-seller worldwide.
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The original and much-loved storm in a t-shirt. If you've never seen Christy Moore live, you've missed out on a great Irish show.
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Dundalk's finest: Andrea Corr, lead singer of the Irish pop group The Corrs, is probably as well-known for her looks as her music.
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