Mick Flavin (born 3 August 1950) is an Irish country singer from

Ballinamuck Ballinamuck () is a village in north County Longford, Ireland. It was the scene of the Battle of Ballinamuck, where a French army aiding the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 was defeated. The French soldiers were eventually repatriated. The Iri ...

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

. Flavin recorded his first album in

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in June 1986. His first big hit being "I'm Gonna Make It After All". Flavin has also recorded "Someday You'll Love Me", from

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's album Even Now. Flavin's recordings of "Jennifer Johnston & Me" (1989) and "The Waltz Of Angels" (1998) reached number 22 and number 10 respectively in the

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. In 2005, he was nominated for the International Global Artist Award at the Country Music Association Awards. Flavin is married and has two sons.

References

External links

Official site
(archived 2020) {{DEFAULTSORT:Flavin, Mick Living people Irish country singers Irish male singers Musicians from County Longford 1955 births