Imelda May
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Biography
An Irish rockabilly vocalist who has drawn comparisons to Billie Holiday, Imelda May was born Imelda Mary Clabby in Dublin on July 10, 1974. She began singing in pubs and clubs in Ireland until she moved to the UK in 1998 and joined Mike Sanchez (Big Town Playboys and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings). After forming her own band in 2003 she released her debut album No Turning Back. It was to be another five years before she released her second album, 2008âs Love Tattoo. It reached Number 1 in Ireland and was well received by fans and critics alike prompting an invitation from Jools Holland to appear on his TV show. Following the appearance, May's career began to take off and in 2009 she won Female Artist of the Year at the Meteor Awards. 2010âs Mayhem, went to Number 1 and gave her a pair of top 40 hits, the title track and âKentish Town Waltzâ. May subsequently recorded with names such as The Chieftains, Lou Reed, Jeff Beck, Meat Loaf, Smokey Robinson, Jools Holland, The Levellers and many more. In 2014 May released her third straight Number 1 album, Tribal, which included her biggest single to that point, the Number 19 hit âItâs Good to Be Aliveâ. A year later she was the guest on U2's Dublin leg of their world tour. 2017âs Life Love Flesh Blood topped out at Number 2 on the Irish charts, and four years later she returned with 11 Past the Hour.
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- One More Yard by Ronnie Wood
- One More Yard
- Bury My Troubles
- Waltz Around the Kitchen by Imelda May
- The Glory Of Love
- I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) by Imelda May
- One More Yard featuring Imelda May
- Gypsy
- Sixth Sense
- Just One Kiss featuring Ronnie Wood
- Leave Me Lonely
- When It's My Time by Jools Holland
- Levitate
- The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise by Imelda May
- Bad Habit
- Human
- My Baby Left Me
- Mercy by Imelda May
- Midnight Walker Lament by Imelda May
- The Girl I Used to Be
- Made To Love featuring Ronnie Wood
- Mayhem
- Temptation by Imelda May
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