Marlene Enright

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Marlene Enright
Birth nameMarlene Enright
Born1985 (age 3839)
Ireland
Origin Bantry
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2012–present
Website marleneenright.com

Marlene Enright (born 1985) is an Irish singer-songwriter from County Cork. [3] [4]

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Early life

Marlene Enright is a native of Bantry. [5] [6]

Career

Marlene Enright began as part of the Cork folk/Americana group The Hard Ground. Her debut solo album was released in 2017 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. [7] [8] [9] Her voice has been described as mezzo-soprano. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

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