Kieran Goss is a contemporary singer-songwriter.

Biography

Kieran Goss was born and raised in

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, County Down, Northern Ireland. Goss recorded his first album, ''Brand New Star'', in 1989. It contained the songs "Brand New Star" and "Just Around The Corner," which came to the attention of

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as she was preparing the album ''Babes in the Wood''. She recorded both songs. Kieran followed up ''Brand New Star'' with ''New Day'' in 1994 and in 1998 he released the album ''Worse Than Pride'', which contained the Top 10 single "Out Of My Head." It was the second most played song on Irish radio that year. ''Worse Than Pride'' achieved double platinum status nine months after it was released. ''Red-Letter Day'' followed this in 2000 containing fan-favourite "Reasons To Leave". In the winter of 2002, Goss released the compilation ''Out of my Head... The Best Of Kieran Goss''. His sixth studio album, ''Blue Sky Sunrise'', was recorded in Tennessee in the spring of 2005 and was produced by

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and Peter Coleman. It was released later that year. Goss currently resides in

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, Ireland.

Discography

Albums

*''Brand New Star'' (1989) *''Frances Black & Kieran Goss'' (1991) *''New Day'' (1994) *''Worse Than Pride'' (1998) *''Red-Letter Day'' (2000) *''Blue Sky Sunrise'' (2005) *''Trio Live'' (2008) *''I'll Be Seeing You'' (2009) *''For The Record'' (2010) *''Solo'' (2014) *''Oh, The Starlings'' (2019) – performing as a duo, Kieran Goss and Annie Kinsella

Compilations

*''Out of My Head... The Best of Kieran Goss'' (2002) O Connor * A cover version of ''

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'' on ''

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DVDs

*''Kieran Goss Live at Belfast Opera House'' (2011)

Miscellaneous

* Kieran is an uncle to the treble Oscar-nominated director

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References

External links

Kieran Goss Official WebsiteKieran Goss YouTube ChannelKieran Goss and Annie Kinsella on FacebookKieran Goss and Annie Kinsella on Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goss, Kieran 1962 births Living people Musicians from County Down Male songwriters from Northern Ireland Expatriates from Northern Ireland in the Republic of Ireland Transatlantic Records artists 20th-century singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland 21st-century singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland