Leanne Harte is an Irish singer-songwriter. She has been fronting her own band since she was in her mid-teens. Harte first rose to prominence after an appearance on Irish radio
RTÉ 2
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, whil ...
at age sixteen.
She was nominated as the "Hope for 2008" artist at the
2008 Meteor Music Awards.
On the weekend of 19–22 August 2011, Leanne Harte flew over to Germany for her first time. She was invited by friend and mentor Eamonn McCormack to play a well-received gig (trio with Marc-Inti Männel-Saavedra on bass and Tobi Baum on drums) at Offenbach and visited Toolhouse-Studios, Rotenburg/Fulda.
Private life
Harte volunteers some of her private time doing hands-on charity work. She is additionally making an effort to explore other multimedia projects.
In June 2010, Harte came out as gay.
Discography
* 2003: ''Eradicaton'' (True Talent Records)
* 2006: ''Leanne Harte'' (True Talent Records)
* 2007: ''An Irish Girl In Paris'' (True Talent Records)
* 2013: ''Restless sleepers'' (Leanne Harte/IMRO):
** All songs written by Leanne Harte
** Produced by Ray Traynor & Gary Reddy
** Recorded and Mixed by Ray Traynor at Loudroom, Dublin
** Mastered by Gary Scully at Acquaries Mastering, Berlin
References
External links
Official website
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
20th-century Irish women singers
Irish women singer-songwriters
Lesbian singers
Lesbian songwriters
Irish lesbian musicians
Irish LGBT singers
Irish LGBT songwriters
21st-century Irish women singers
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people
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