Mick Flannery Musical artist

Mick Flannery (born 28 November 1983) is an Irish singer and songwriter.His debut album Evening Train resulted from his time spent studying music and management at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa in Cork. It featured tracks which had previously won Flannery two categories at the International Songwriting Competition in Nashville, Tennessee, as judged by his idol, Tom Waits. He was the first Irish musician to win in this event.Flannery's second studio album White Lies was released on 12 September 2008, achieving a top ten position on the Irish Albums Chart. It later went platinum and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.The Irish Times placed him at number forty-six in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009. Also that year Flannery won Best Irish Male at the 2009 Meteor Awards. Influences include Kurt Cobain, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.

Personal facts

Mick Flannery
Birth dateNovember 28, 1983
Hometown
Republic of Ireland
County Cork
Blarney

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Musical artist

BackgroundSolo singer
instrument
Guitar
Piano
Singing
record label
EMI Records

Mick Flannery on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mickflannery.com
  2. http://www.mickflannery.com
  3. http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/mickflannery.html
  4. http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/122004.htm
  5. http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/SemiFinalists2004.htm