Naimee Coleman

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Naimee Coleman (born 8 December 1976) is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. [1] Coleman began writing music at the age of 14 and won the 2FM Song Contest in 1994 as a member of a band named the Wilde Oscars. [2] [3] After signing with EMI, she recorded her first solo album, Silver Wrists. The album was produced by Peter Van Hooke and recorded in Abbey Road Studios. [4] The follow-up, Bring Down the Moon, came 4 years later. [5] [6]

On the strength of these records, she toured Europe, the US, and Japan, where her singles topped airplay charts. While touring, Naimee has shared the stage with and opened up for artists such as Van Morrison, Suzanne Vega, Jackson Browne, 10,000 Maniacs, Sinéad O'Connor and Sting. She has written with Howard Jones, Phill Thornally (The Cure), Pam Rose, Maiah Sharpe and Aurora.

She provided the vocals for Cass & Slide's "Perception" (Vocal Mix) in 2000 and has also done vocals for Aurora, notably on covers of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" in 2000 and Tasmin Archer's "Sleeping Satellite" (2003). She sings backup vocals for two tracks on the 2003 Saucy Monky album "Celebrity Trash" and joined Saucy Monky's 2017 Irish reunion tour. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Lea, Tony Clayton. "Naimee Coleman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Lea, Tony Clayton. "Coleman's source". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "25th RTÉ 2fm Song Contest launched". 17 August 2006.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Ken (7 September 1996). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  5. ↑ Newsdesk, The Hot Press. "Naimee Coleman, Members of Saucy Monky and Katy Perry Drummer for Irish Shows". Hotpress. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Naimee Coleman". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Walshe, John. "Saucy Monky - Celebrity Trash". Hotpress. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ↑ 98FM. "Saucy Monky Announce Irish Reunion Tour & New Single". Laravel. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


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