Lynn Hilary

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Lynn Hilary
Born (1982-04-21) 21 April 1982 (age 42)
Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Piano
Years active2000–present
Labels
Website www.lynnhilary.ie

Lynn Hilary (born 21 April 1982) is an Irish singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has also performed as a featured soprano soloist in the all-female ensemble Celtic Woman.

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Early life

Hilary was born in Dublin, Ireland, and completed a Bachelor of Music performance degree in 2005 at the DIT College of Music. [1] Initially singing classical music, [2] she moved to Celtic music to be able to "use [her] natural vocal range". Among the singers who influenced her, she counts Michael Jackson, Joni Mitchell, and Karen Carpenter. [3]

Career

Anúna

Hilary joined the Irish choral group Anúna [4] [5] in 2000. She toured the United States, Morocco, the Netherlands, and Finland with the group, and she has sung with the choir and featured as a soloist on six of their albums: Invocation (2001), Winter Songs (2001), Behind the Closed Eye (2002), Sensation (2006) "Illumination" (2012) and "Revelation" (2015). She continues to sing with Anúna and has appeared with them on the soundtrack of Diablo III as a soloist.

Celtic Woman

In 2007, longtime Celtic Woman member Méav Ní Mhaolchatha decided to leave the group to focus on her solo career. As a result, Hilary joined the group in time to feature in the A New Journey tour, which started on 10 October 2007 in Estero, FL. She was the first new full-time member to join the group since its inception in 2004. [6]

Hilary has featured to date in Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey , Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart , Celtic Woman: Lullaby , and the Japanese release of Celtic Woman: Believe . She has only appeared in one PBS special/DVD, Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart which was shot at Powerscourt House and Gardens in Summer 2009. She has also appeared in three tours, A New Journey, Isle of Hope, and Songs from the Heart. [7]

Following Celtic Woman's inaugural Australian Tour in November 2010, Hilary announced she would be leaving Celtic Woman to return to her home and life in Ireland. [8] She was replaced by actress Lisa Lambe as part of the Celtic Woman line-up. On 14 February 2014 it was announced that Lynn would be returning to Celtic Woman for their Emerald tour in March while Lisa Lambe goes on a short 'leave of absence.' Lisa Lambe returned for two tours in the fall and winter of 2014, but announced she would be concentrating on solo work in 2015. Lynn again toured with Celtic Woman Tenth for part of their Tenth Anniversary Tour, which started in January 2015 and ended in 2015.

Other performances

Hilary performed the lead vocal of the piece "Cloudsong" from Riverdance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2003 Special Olympics in Croke Park, Dublin, and toured the US with Riverdance in 2006 as a featured soloist. [9] She released a solo album, Take Me With You, in 2008.

In September 2011, Hilary returned to music as a member of the Irish singing trio the Bluebelles, with two current Anúna members Nicola Lewis and Rebecca Winckworth.

According to a trailer released in 2012, Hilary was to be a featured soloist in a new show entitled "The Roots of Ireland," but she has since returned to Riverdance. She was a member of a musical group called Babylon Sisters which featured Lisa Nolan, and fellow Anúna singer, Rebecca Winckworth. The group disbanded when Winckworth left to tour with Celtic Nights, and Hilary with Riverdance.

In 2013, Hilary recorded her second album, Saturn Return, under the label CD Baby. The album consists of "original songs of a jazzy, folky nature" and is "an interpretation of a life up to the point of its first Saturn Return." [10] The album represents a reflection of upon the first thirty or so years of one's life and the opportunity to transform oneself based on the lessons learned. [10]

On 11 July 2016, it was announced that Hilary was forming a new group called CaraNua. The group also consists of former Celtic Woman singer Alex Sharpe and former Celtic Woman choir member Edel Murphy. [11] [12] [13]

Discography

Solo
With Celtic Woman
With CaraNua
With Anúna
With Colm Ó Foghlú
With the cast of Riverdance

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References

  1. ↑ "Lynn" bio in Celtic Woman: A New Journey Souvenir Program (2007), pp. 10–11 (paraphrased information appears on p. 11)
  2. ↑ "Celtic Woman Brings a Touch o' the Irish". St. Petersburg Times. 18 October 2007. pp. 28W. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Colucci, Rosa (13 March 2008). "Music Preview: Celtic Woman gives Irish soprano chance to shine". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Celtic Woman". Charlotte Observer. 19 October 2007. pp. 21H.
  5. ↑ "Past Members of Anúna 1997 to 2009". Anuna.ie. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Lynn was the first new full-time member of Celtic Woman since 2004, as opposed to Deidre Shannon who temporarily replaced Méav during the first American Tour in 2005.
  7. ↑ Richards, David (18 February 2010). "Celtic Woman to enchant the Warner on Tuesday". Erie Times-News . Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Lynn's Message". Celticwoman.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  9. ↑ Burger, David (24 April 2008). "Celtic Woman is a slam-dunk success". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  10. 1 2 "♫ Saturn Return - Lynn Hilary. Listen @cdbaby". www.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "CaraNua on Twitter" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Alex Sharpe - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Edel Murphy & Ewan Cowley on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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