Damien Dempsey - Damien Dempsey is from Dublin's Northside. His earliest musical influences were the post-pub singsongs that his parents used to have at their home when he was a toddler. Good, bad or indifferent, everyone had to sing. Today, his unique sound reflects the influence of traditional Sean-Nós as well as his musical heroes Bob Marley and Elvis Presley. In 1997 "Dublin Town", Dempsey 's first commercial single, reached No. 18 in the Irish charts. Ireland's Hot Press magazine remarked that it was “an underground anthem for disaffected youth and closet balladeer alike”. A re-recorded version of the song appeared on Dempsey 's first album They Don't Teach This Shit In School released in 2000. His next release, the Negative Vibes EP, (2002) featured Sinéad O'Connor on the title track and led to an invitation to support O'Connor on her 2002/2003 Irish, UK and European tour. Dempsey's second album, “Seize the Day”, was released 2003. It has since achieved double-platinum sales. Released in 2004 in the UK, the album was awarded CD of the Week in the Sunday Times. Recorded in 2005 at Dublin's Olympia Theatre and released in 2006 in both Ireland and the UK, Dempsey's first live album, “Live at The Olympia”, entered the Irish album charts at Number 10. For the second year in a row he won Best Irish Male at the 2007 Meteor Awards. His new album, “To Hell or Barbados” was released worldwide in June, 2007.

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