Brídín Ní Bhraonáin, professionally known as Brídín Brennan, is an Irish pop singer from Dobhar (Dore),
Gweedore
Gweedore ( ; officially known by its Irish language name, ) is an Irish-speaking district and parish located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some from Glasserchoo in the ...
, County Donegal. She is the sister of
Enya
Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
,
Moya and
Pól Brennan
Pól Brennan ( ga, Pól Ó Braonáin, ; born 22 April 1956) is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. He is the brother of Enya, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Ciarán Brennan. He is a member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the ...
,
and has also toured with family-band
Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including f ...
.
Her precise birthdate is unknown, but is likely in July 1968. A brief mention in the 21 July 1989 edition of the "Donegal Democrat" newspaper noted that her 21st birthday had occurred "recently."
Her career began when her sister Moya asked her to join as a vocalist at
Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including f ...
's live performances.
Over the next seven years she accompanied
Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including f ...
on tours in Ireland and abroad, and took part in recording on some of their albums and appeared with Moya Brennan on the television shows ''
Later... with Jools Holland'' in the UK and ''
The Tonight Show
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'' with
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (; born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and actor. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show'' from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009 ...
in the United States.
She went on to work along with her other sisters Olive and Deirdre on Moya Brennan's solo projects, including the first and second solo albums ''
Máire
Máire is the Irish language form of the Latin Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name or Mir ...
'' and ''
Misty Eyed Adventures''. Brídín went on to record her own album ''
Eyes of Innocence'' in 2005. The album was only released in Ireland, although it is also available online. Two singles were released from the album for radio play: "Hang On"
[ and "You Can't Hurt Me".
In 2001 she married Cameron Campbell from Sydney Australia.
And they have two daughters: Sinéad Campbell, born January 2007 &
Matilda Campbell, born February 2011.
]
Discography
;Albums
*'' Eyes of Innocence'' (2005)
;Singles
*"Hang On" (2001)
References
External links
'Face To Face'- Unofficial website of Brídín Brennan
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1968 births
Living people
Clannad members
Irish women singers
Irish-language singers
Irish pop singers
Musicians from County Donegal
People from Gweedore