Irene Bridger

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Irene Bridger
Born Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Genres Celtic
Southern Gospel
Occupation(s)Singer
Website www.irenebridger.ca

Irene Bridger is a gospel musician from Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [1] She has worked with audio engineer Dean Stairs. [2] A Heart Full of Love was her first album. [3] In 2005, she released her second album, You. [4] The title track from this album was written by Ada Jenkins, a friend of Bridger. [5] Bridger's album Living Prayer was nominated in the Inspirational Album of the Year category at the 2007 Covenant Awards. [6] She was featured on Hope in the Midst of a Storm, a 2008 album produced in support of the Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre. [7] Also in 2008, she performed at Gander Pentecostal Church as part of MusicNL's annual awards and conference. [8] She was nominated for the title of Female Artist of the Year at the 2010 MusicNL awards. The other nominees were Mary Barry, Teresa Ennis, Kellie Loder, and Amelia Curran. [9] In 2012, Bridger released Coming Home, an EP inspired by the music of Newfoundland and Labrador. Despite never having fully written a song herself before, she wrote all of the songs on this album herself. [10]

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