Brídín Ní Bhraonáin, professionally known as Brídín Brennan, is an Irish pop singer from Dobhar (Dore),

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, 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 ...

. 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

's live performances. Over the next seven years she accompanied

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 ''

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'' with

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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 ''

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'' 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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, Bridin 1968 births Living people Clannad members Irish women singers Irish-language singers Irish pop singers Musicians from County Donegal People from Gweedore