Aoife Ní Fhearraigh (), or simply Aoife, is an Irish singer. A well-known interpreter of

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songs, she released her first recording in 1991 and worked with

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to produce her much acclaimed 1996 album '' Aoife''. She reached international recognition in 1998 when her song "The Best is Yet to Come" was used for the ''

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. To date, Aoife has worked closely with artists such as

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and Brian Kennedy, and she has also toured the US, Japan and Europe.

Discography

*''

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'' (1991, with

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) *'' Aoife'' (1996) *'' The Turning of the Tide'' (2003) *''

'' (2005, re-recorded) *'' If I Told You'' (2006)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ni Fhearraigh, Aoife Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Irish women singers Living people Irish folk singers 20th-century Irish-language singers New-age musicians Musicians from Gweedore 21st-century Irish women singers

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