Shonagh Daly (born 1980 in

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, Co. Limerick) is an Irish singer and musical performer.

Performances

'Discovered' by

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, Shonagh sang at the inaugural gala for

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on 18 January 2001 which was also attended by

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She went on to perform at the first

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memorial concert (at the request of

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). Shonagh sang in November 2003 in London where her audience included the Queen, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales,

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and

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. Following an appearance on '' The Late Late Show'' in 2003 in a comedy sketch as

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RTÉ Album Review for Shonagh Daly
includes reference to ''Late Late Show'' performance she has since gone on to record an album and appear in a number of West End theatre productions including ''

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'' and '' The Beautiful Game'' in both London and

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. She also appeared at

's Birthday in the Park and sang Buenos Aires from the musical '' Evita''.

Discography

*''Beautiful View'' (

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) 2004

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Shonagh Musicians from County Limerick Living people 1980 births Irish women singers