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choir that have been performing in Ireland since 1996.

History

The choir was founded as a school choir in Dublin's inner city in the mid-1990s. The choir have performed over several years at Ireland's annual boutique festival, the

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, appearing on the event's main stage for the sixth consecutive year in 2010. They also performed to an 82,000 person crowd at Croke Park in 2008. The choir also featured (along with Chris de Burgh) on a special New Year's Day BBC ''

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References

External links

Dublin Gospel Choir's Official Website
{{authority control Gospel music groups Irish choirs Musical groups established in 1996