Elaine Mai is a songwriter, musician, and producer from

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, Ireland, now based in

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. Mai has been referred to as "one of Ireland's top electronic music producers" by RTE Radio One and

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. In January 2022, her debut album ''Home'' was shortlisted for the

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Career

Mai played with the

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indie rock band ''Go Panda Go'' while studying sociology, history and politics at NUIG. Her debut solo EP, ''Dots'', was released in 2012 by Strange Brew Records. Later that year she appeared at the Big Top of the

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, opening for

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and

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. In 2015, She began collaborating with Irish artists such as

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, and

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, which brought her wider national attention. In 2020, Mai took part in Irish Women in Harmony's charity single, a cover of

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which reached number 15 on the official Irish charts and raised over €250,000 for anti-domestic violence charity SAFE Ireland. Her debut album, Home, was released in October 2021. Lead single No Forever (feat.

) was listed as one of the Top 10 tracks of 2021 by the

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, and has received significant national radio play in Ireland.

Discography

Albums

*Home (2021)

EPs

* Dots (2012) * The Colour of the Night (2017)

Singles

*IOU (2011) *Softly (2011) *EDC (2014) *Heartbeat (2020) *Somewhere Else (2020) *No Forever (feat.

)

Awards and nominations

Choice Music Prize The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish pa ...

References

External links

*
Elaine Mai
on

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