Aoife Scott is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin. She was a finalist in the

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song contest for minority languages in 2011.

Career

Scott's first album, released in 2016, was entitled ''Carry The Day''. Scott has performed on

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. She has toured in the US and UK. Her recording of ''

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'' with cousins

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and

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, as part of the Centenary concert, topped the Irish iTunes chart in 2016. Her solo single ''All Along the Wild Atlantic Way'' also topped the chart. Her album ''Homebird'', a

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"Album of the week", was released in January 2020. Scott was a guest judge on

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's ''Réalta agus Gaolta'' talent show.

Personal life

Aoife is a Gaeilgeoir (Irish language speaker). A part of the extended Black Family singers, Scott is the daughter of singer

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and the sister of solo artist and producer Eoghan Scott. , Scott has been in a relationship with musician Andy Meaney since 2014.

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* * Irish women singer-songwriters 21st-century Irish singer-songwriters Living people Singers from Dublin (city) Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Irish women singers 21st-century Irish women singers {{Ireland-singer-stub