Edele Lynch

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Edele Lynch
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Edele Lynch performing in Manchester as part of B*Witched's The Big Reunion arena tour.
Background information
Birth nameEdele Claire Christina Edwina Lynch [1]
Born (1979-12-15) 15 December 1979 (age 44)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginDublin, Ireland
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active1997–present

Edele Claire Christina Edwina Lynch (born 15 December 1979) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is the lead singer of the Irish girl group B*Witched, of which her twin sister Keavy is also a member. In 2013, Lynch won Celebrity Apprentice Ireland , and the following year she appeared in the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother. Lynch has a daughter Ceol who is racing in the JSCC in the UK.

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Early life

Edele was born to Brendan and Noeleen Lynch, a mechanic and housewife, respectively, and raised in Donaghmede, North-east Dublin. Edele is one of six children.

Her brother Shane is a member of the boy band Boyzone, sister Tara was in the girl group Fab!, and sister Naomi in the group Buffalo G. [2] [3]

Career

B*Witched and Barbarellas

In 1997, Edele and her twin sister Keavy formed the girl group Butterfly Farm with their friend Sinéad O'Carroll. The trio began writing and recording together, but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon Keavy's suggestion, they asked Armaou to come for an audition and she played a tape recording of a song she had written. The other girls liked it and Lindsay became the fourth member of the group, who later changed their name to B*Witched.

After the split, Edele joined for the songwriting/production team Xenomania. She co-wrote "Some Kind of Miracle" for Girls Aloud's debut album Sound of the Underground , and "Buster", "Situation's Heavy" and "Twisted" for the Sugababes' third album Three . In 2006, Edele and Keavy created a duo group going by the name of Ms Lynch, until December 2009 when they were officially rebranded as "Barbarellas". Edele confirmed on Facebook in late 2012 that the Barbarellas project had come to an end before reuniting with B*Witched.

Celebrity Apprentice and Celebrity Big Brother

On 28 October 2013, Edele won Celebrity Apprentice Ireland , [4] beating journalist Amanda Brunker in the final and winning €25,000 for her chosen charity, Laura Lynn House. [5]

On 18 August 2014, Edele became the ninth housemate to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house. [6] Edele later finished 6th in Celebrity Big Brother 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ "Edele Lynch – IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ↑ B*Witched. St. Martin's Publishing. 10 June 2014. ISBN   978-1-4668-7361-2.
  3. ↑ Martin, Paul (24 June 2000). "Stars' sisters to B*Hitched". Free Online Library. The Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Butler, Laura (29 October 2013). "Edele Lynch is crowned winner of Celebrity Apprentice". Irish Independent . Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Moore, Leanne (29 October 2013). "Showbiz roundup with Leanne Moore". TV3. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Aiofe (18 August 2014). "Ex-boxing promoter Kellie Maloney and 'Celebrity Apprentice' winner Edele Lynch among 14 Celebrity Big Brother contestants". Irish Independent . Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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