Mary Byrne (singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetMary Byrne (singer)
Irish singer-songwriter
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Place of Birth: Ballyfermot, Leinster, Ireland
About Mary Byrne (singer)
- Mary Byrne (born 3 November 1959) is a top 10 selling Irish singer and TV presenter based in Ireland and the UK. Mary rose to fame in 2010 after becoming a finalist on the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010.
- Following her elimination in the live semi-final, she signed a record deal with Sony Music Ireland.
- Byrne and her fellow The X Factor finalists gained a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart with a cover of David Bowie's "'Heroes'" in aid of Help for Heroes.She was also Neil Diamond's special guest at the Aviva Stadium, where she performed in front of 55,000 people.
- In August 2011, Byrne appeared in GREASE: The Musical at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin.
- She began work on an autobiography, This Is My Life, and was released on 21 October 2011 in the UK and Ireland.
- Mary decided to leave Sony Music as she accepted a new record deal offer with Decca Music and Universal Music, who are confident they can 'get her music career up and off the ground'.
- She has produced her second album, called ...with Love.
- In 2012, Byrne appeared on Celebrity Bainisteoir.
- Mary is also the main presenter on 3 networks panel show Midday, a show that airs live weekdays in Ireland and follows a format such as the ITV series Loose Women.
- She is also a co - presenter on the talk show Elaine Crowley.
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