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Sinéad Quinn
Sinéad Quinn
Birth name	Sinéad Ní Chuinn
Born	24 March 1980 (age 44); Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Mercury (2002–03)
Member of	Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers

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Sinéad Quinn (Irish: Sinéad Ní Chuinn; born 24 March 1980) is a Northern Irish singer, best known as a contestant in the first series of the UK BBC TV series Fame Academy in 2002. She later went on to sign a recording contract, released an album, and had a #2 UK single with "I Can't Break Down" in February 2003.

Career

Fame Academy

Quinn did not enter the Fame Academy in the same way as the other contestants. The first eleven contestants were picked by the show's judges, but the final contestant was picked through a public vote in the first program of the series. Quinn, David Sneddon, and Paul MacDonald sang in this vote, but Quinn won the public's support. She gained 51% of the votes and won her place in the Fame Academy.

During the course of the competition she sang a range of songs from Macy Gray's "I Try" and Garth Brook's "If Tomorrow Never Comes" to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak".

In the final, she was up against David Sneddon (who had entered the Academy at a later date after Naomi Roper pulled out due to illness) and Lemar Obika. She finished second with 2.5 million of the 6.5 million votes cast.^[1]

Solo career

Within a week of leaving the Fame Academy, Quinn signed a £1 million, five-album record deal with Mercury Records.^[2] Her debut single, "I Can’t Break Down", was released on 10 February 2003. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart, being beaten to the top spot by t.A.T.u.^[3] The single sold 95,000 copies, finishing in 65th place for the top-selling UK singles of 2003.^[4] The video was directed by Dani Jacobs and filmed in the empty Fame Academy house. Her follow-up single "What You Need Is" reached number 19 in the same chart, and her self-written album, Ready to Run, peaked at number 48 in the UK Albums Chart.

Quinn's only other releases to date were on the Fame Academy Album, alongside all the other Fame Academy contestants, and guest vocals on fellow contestant Malachi Cush's debut album.

Live performances and songwriting

Both before and after Fame Academy, Quinn was a keen songwriter and performer. The show allowed her to develop her songwriting talents and provided her with her first ever singing lessons. The Fame Academy Tour, which followed the series, gave Quinn her first major public performances outside a TV studio.

In the years since leaving Fame Academy, she has had a regular list of public performances. With the backing of a guitar-based group, she went on a university tour in 2003. She played to a full-house at Music Live 2003 at the National Exhibition Centre and, in 2005, she supported Children in Need with a performance and sang at the switch-on of Christmas lights in Coventry.

She took part in RTÉ's TV show The Lyrics Board, and on New Year's Eve 2005 performed on RTÉ's Everyone's a Winner, singing Sheryl Crow's "Everyday Is a Winding Road". Late in 2005 Quinn was invited by the Irish President Mary McAleese "to a reception to celebrate [her] contribution to the entertainment industry in Ireland" at the President's official residence, Áras an Uachtaráin.^[5]

Quinn played the role of Beth in the 2007 live tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. The same year, she performed at and judged the regional finals for Girl Guiding UK's talent competition Guiding Star.^[6] and also appeared at the Grand Final in Sheffield on 30 June 2007 as a performer and a judge.

Whilst she concentrated on smaller concerts in 2008, mainly in locations in London, Quinn was also the support act for Lulu at the Chichester Festivities in July 2008.

Since May 2009 Quinn has been performing as part of Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers. The band have been playing all over the country at various venues and festivals. They played at the Little World Festival in Meribel, France both years it has been running. Her husband Paul Stewart is the drummer for the band.^[7]

Quinn now plays corporate and private gigs and works at Electric Umbrella in London, which uses music therapy to work with adults with disabilities.^[8]

Personal life

Born in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Quinn is the third child of Gerry and Philomena Quinn. She studied at the University of Hull.

On 9 October 2007, she became engaged to Paul Stewart and they married on 6 December 2008, at the Sacred Heart Church in Irvinestown. They have three children.^[9]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	UK^[3]	Ireland
2003	Ready to Run 1st studio album Released: 14 July 2003 Formats: CD	48	—
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Chart positions
Year	Title	Album	UK^[3]	Ireland
2003	"I Can't Break Down"	Ready to Run	2	13
2003	"What You Need Is..."	Ready to Run	19	—
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

References

^ "Playing the fame game". News.bbc.co.uk. 10 February 2003.
^ "Fame Academy's Sinead signs deal". News.bbc.co.uk. 20 December 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 446. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ UK Mix website
^ Sineadquinn.info Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Girlguiding.org.uk". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.
^ UK. "Sinead And The Dawnbreakers | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ Fermanagh Herald newspaper
^ Belfast Live news

External links

https://okclick.in

[1] "Playing the fame game". News.bbc.co.uk. 10 February 2003.

[2] "Fame Academy's Sinead signs deal". News.bbc.co.uk. 20 December 2002.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 446. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[4] UK Mix website

[5] Sineadquinn.info Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Girlguiding.org.uk". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.

[7] UK. "Sinead And The Dawnbreakers | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

[8] Fermanagh Herald newspaper

[9] Belfast Live news

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-'''Sinéad Quinn''' ({{lang-ga|Sinéad Ní Chuinn}}; born 24 March 1980) is an Irish singer, best known as a contestant in the first series of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[BBC]] [[television program|TV series]] ''[[Fame Academy]]'' in 2002. She later went on to sign a [[recording contract]], released an [[album]], and had a #2 [[UK Singles Chart|UK single]].
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+'''Sinéad Quinn''' ({{langx|ga|Sinéad Ní Chuinn}}; born 24 March 1980) is a Northern Irish singer, best known as a contestant in the first series of the UK [[BBC]] TV series ''[[Fame Academy]]'' in 2002. She later went on to sign a [[recording contract]], released an [[album]], and had a #2 [[UK Singles Chart|UK single]] with "[[I Can't Break Down]]" in February 2003.
 ==Career==
 ===''Fame Academy''===
-Quinn did not enter the ''Fame Academy'' in the same way as the other contestants. The first eleven contestants were picked by the show's judges, but the final contestant was picked through a public vote in the first programme of the series. Quinn, [[David Sneddon]] and Paul MacDonald sang in this vote but Quinn won the public's support. She gained 51% of the votes and won her place in the ''Fame Academy''.
+Quinn did not enter the ''Fame Academy'' in the same way as the other contestants. The first eleven contestants were picked by the show's judges, but the final contestant was picked through a public vote in the first program of the series. Quinn, [[David Sneddon]], and Paul MacDonald sang in this vote, but Quinn won the public's support. She gained 51% of the votes and won her place in the ''Fame Academy''.
-The fan base Quinn built up in the first programme stayed with her during the whole series, and allowed her to reach the final.{{Fact|date=April 2009}} During this time she sang a range of songs from [[Macy Gray|Macy Gray's]] "I Try" and [[Garth Brooks|Garth Brook's]] "[[If Tomorrow Never Comes]]" to "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]" and [[No Doubt]]'s "[[Don't Speak]]".
+During the course of the competition she sang a range of songs from [[Macy Gray|Macy Gray's]] "I Try" and [[Garth Brooks|Garth Brook's]] "[[If Tomorrow Never Comes]]" to "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]" and [[No Doubt]]'s "[[Don't Speak]]".
-In the final, she was up against [[David Sneddon]] (who had entered the Academy at a later date due to Naomi Roper pulling out due to illness) and [[Lemar Obika]]. She finished second with 2.5 million of the 6.5 million votes cast.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2743985.stm BBC.co.uk]</ref>
+In the final, she was up against [[David Sneddon]] (who had entered the Academy at a later date after Naomi Roper pulled out due to illness)  and [[Lemar Obika]]. She finished second with 2.5 million of the 6.5 million votes cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2743985.stm|title=Playing the fame game|date=10 February 2003|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
 === Solo career ===
-Within a week of leaving the ''Fame Academy'', Quinn signed a £1 million, five-album record deal with [[Mercury Records]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2593633.stm BBC.co.uk]</ref> Her debut single, "I Can’t Break Down", was released 10 February 2003. It reached number 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], being beaten to the top spot by [[t.A.T.u.]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
+Within a week of leaving the ''Fame Academy'', Quinn signed a £1 million, five-album record deal with [[Mercury Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2593633.stm|title=Fame Academy's Sinead signs deal|date=20 December 2002|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Her debut single, "I Can’t Break Down", was released on 10 February 2003. It reached number 2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], being beaten to the top spot by [[t.A.T.u.]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
 | first= David
 | last= Roberts
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 | location= London
 | isbn= 1-904994-10-5
-| page= 446}}</ref>  The single sold around 70,000 copies, finishing in 65th place for the top selling UK singles of 2003.{{Fact|date=April 2009}} The video was directed by [[Dani Jacobs]] and filmed in the empty Fame Academy house. Her follow-up single "What You Need Is" reached number 19 in the same [[record chart|chart]], and her self-written album, ''Ready to Run'', peaked at number 48 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].
+| page= 446}}</ref>  The single sold 95,000 copies, finishing in 65th place for the top-selling UK singles of 2003.<ref>[https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/14085-uk-top-200-bestselling-singles-of-2003 ''UK Mix'' website]</ref> The video was directed by [[Dani Jacobs]] and filmed in the empty Fame Academy house. Her follow-up single "What You Need Is" reached number 19 in the same [[record chart|chart]], and her self-written album, ''Ready to Run'', peaked at number 48 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].
 Quinn's only other releases to date were on the ''Fame Academy Album'', alongside all the other Fame Academy contestants, and guest vocals on fellow contestant [[Malachi Cush]]'s debut album.
 ===Live performances and songwriting===
-Both before and after ''Fame Academy'', Quinn was a keen songwriter and performer. The show allowed her to develop her song writing talents and provided her with her first ever singing lessons. The ''Fame Academy Tour'', which followed the series, gave Quinn her first major public performances outside a TV studio.
+Both before and after ''Fame Academy'', Quinn was a keen songwriter and performer. The show allowed her to develop her songwriting talents and provided her with her first ever singing lessons. The ''Fame Academy Tour'', which followed the series, gave Quinn her first major public performances outside a TV studio.
-In the years since leaving ''Fame Academy'', she has had a regular list of public performances. With the backing of a guitar based group she went on a University tour in 2003. She has played to a full-house at [[Music Live]] 2003 at the [[National Exhibition Centre]] and, in 2005, she supported [[Children in Need]] with a performance and sang at the switch-on of Christmas lights in [[Coventry]].
+In the years since leaving ''Fame Academy'', she has had a regular list of public performances. With the backing of a guitar-based group, she went on a university tour in 2003. She played to a full-house at [[Music Live]] 2003 at the [[National Exhibition Centre]] and, in 2005, she supported [[Children in Need]] with a performance and sang at the switch-on of Christmas lights in [[Coventry]].
-She took part in [[RTÉ]]'s TV show ''[[The Lyrics Board]]'', and on New Year's Eve 2005 performed on RTÉ's ''Everyone's a Winner'', singing [[Sheryl Crow]]'s "[[Everyday Is a Winding Road]]". Late in 2005 Quinn was invited by the Irish President [[Mary McAleese]] "to a reception to celebrate [her] contribution to the entertainment industry in Ireland" at the President's official residence, [[Áras an Uachtaráin]].<ref>[http://www.sineadquinn.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=2802 Sineadquinn.info]</ref>
+She took part in [[RTÉ]]'s TV show ''[[The Lyrics Board]]'', and on New Year's Eve 2005 performed on RTÉ's ''Everyone's a Winner'', singing [[Sheryl Crow]]'s "[[Everyday Is a Winding Road]]". Late in 2005 Quinn was invited by the Irish President [[Mary McAleese]] "to a reception to celebrate [her] contribution to the entertainment industry in Ireland" at the President's official residence, [[Áras an Uachtaráin]].<ref>[http://www.sineadquinn.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=2802 Sineadquinn.info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145826/http://www.sineadquinn.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=2802 |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref>
-Quinn played the role of Beth in the 2007 live tour of ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds]]''. The same year she performed at and judged the regional finals for [[Girl Guiding UK]]'s talent competition ''Guiding Star''.<ref>[http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guidingstar/ Girlguiding.org.uk]</ref> and also appeared at the Grand Final in Sheffield on 30 June 2007 as a performer and a judge.
+Quinn played the role of Beth in the 2007 live tour of ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds]]''. The same year, she performed at and judged the regional finals for [[Girl Guiding UK]]'s talent competition ''Guiding Star''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guidingstar/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701203016/http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/guidingstar/|url-status=dead|title=Girlguiding.org.uk|archivedate=1 July 2007}}</ref> and also appeared at the Grand Final in Sheffield on 30 June 2007 as a performer and a judge.
 Whilst she concentrated on smaller [[concert]]s in 2008, mainly in locations in London, Quinn was also the support act for [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] at the [[Chichester Festivities]] in July 2008.
 Since May 2009 Quinn has been performing as part of Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers. The band have been playing all over the country at various venues and festivals. They played at the Little World Festival in Meribel, France both years it has been running.  Her husband [[Paul Stewart (musician)|Paul Stewart]] is the drummer for the band.<ref>{{cite web|author=UK |url=http://www.myspace.com/sineadandthedawnbreakers |title=Sinead And The Dawnbreakers &#124; Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-31}}</ref>
+Quinn now plays corporate and private gigs and works at [[Electric Umbrella]] in London, which uses music therapy to work with adults with disabilities.<ref>[https://www.fermanaghherald.com/?p=64804 Fermanagh Herald newspaper]</ref>
 == Personal life ==
-Born in [[Irvinestown]], [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]], Quinn is the second child of Gerry and Philomena Quinn. She studied at the [[University of Hull]].  On 6 December 2008, Quinn married [[Paul Stewart (musician)|Paul Stewart]] at the Sacred Heart Church in Irvinestown. They became engaged on 9 October 2007.
+Born in [[Irvinestown]], [[County Fermanagh]], Northern Ireland, Quinn is the third child of Gerry and Philomena Quinn. She studied at the [[University of Hull]].
+On 9 October 2007, she became engaged to Paul Stewart and they married on 6 December 2008, at the Sacred Heart Church in Irvinestown. They have three children.<ref>[https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/fame-academy-what-happened-to-sinead-21365542 Belfast Live news]</ref>
 ==Discography==
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-| first= David
-| last= Roberts
-| year= 2006
-| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
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-*Released:<br>July 2003
+*Released: 14 July 2003
 *Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]]
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 == External links ==
+*[https://okclick.i https://okclick.in]
-*[http://www.sineadandthedawnbreakers.com Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers official web site]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/sineadquinn Sinéad Quinn's MySpace]
-*[http://www.myspace.com/sineadandthedawnbreakers Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers MySpace]
-*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Albans-United-Kingdom/Sinead-The-Dawnbreakers/114978453064 Sinéad and The Dawnbreakers Facebook]
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+[[Category:Women singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland]]
-[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:21st-century singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland]]
-[[Category:Fame Academy participants]]
+[[Category:Mercury Records artists]]
+[[Category:21st-century women singers from Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:Musicians from County Fermanagh]]

v t e Fame Academy
Series	1 2
Celebrity series	1 2
Main series winners	David Sneddon Alex Parks
Celebrity winners	Will Mellor Edith Bowman Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
Other alumni	Sinéad Quinn Lemar James Fox Carolynne Good Alistair Griffin
Winners songs	"Stop Living the Lie" "Maybe That's What It Takes"
Related articles	Discography Star Academy