1. Mark Feehily (1980)

Irish Singer

Lead singer of the popular boy band Westlife. He performed such songs as "Imaginary Divas" and "Talk Me Down."

2. Brian McFadden (1980)

Irish Singer

Irish singer and one-time member of the boy band Westlife. He also pursued a successful solo career with several #1 hit songs, including "Real to Me" and "Almost Here."

3. Kian Egan (1980)

Irish Singer

Original member of the boy band Westlife and the group IOYOU. He also pursued a solo career and went on to win the 13th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in...

4. Rita Keane (1922)

Irish Singer

Irish singer and accordionist who was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from TG4 for her contributions to traditional Irish music. She was best known for her long partnership with her...

5. Bridie Gallagher (1924)

Irish Singer

Known for such 1960s and 1970s albums as Bridie Gallagher Sings Irish Requests and In The Heart of Donegal, this internationally-popular Irish singer was nicknamed "The Girl from Donegal." Her...

6. Una Healy (1981)

Irish Singer

Singer with the British girl band The Saturdays alongside Vanessa White, Frankie Sandford, Mollie King and Rochelle Wiseman. The Saturdays initially found mainstream success with the 2008 song "If This Is Love."

7. Sonny Knowles (1932)

Irish Singer

Prolific singer for more than six decades who became one of Ireland's most popular performers. He is famous for albums like 2001's "Sunshine & Shamrocks."

8. Ronnie Carroll (1934)

Irish Singer

Remembered for his hit songs "Roses Are Red" (1962) and "Say Wonderful Things" (1963), this Northern Irish-born vocalist is also famous for having represented the United Kingdom at two successive...

9. Joe Dolan (1939)

Irish Singer

One of Ireland's greatest singers of the showband era who recorded numerous hits over four decades and gained an international following.

10. Shane Filan (1979)

Irish Singer

Irish pop singer best known as a member of the boy band Westlife, a group that has sold more than fifty million records. Also a solo artist, he released his...

11. Luke Kelly (1940)

Irish Singer

Irish folk musician best known as the founder of the group The Dubliners. Some of their popular songs were Seven Drunken Nights and The Black Velvet Band.

12. Danny Hutton (1942)

Irish Singer

Irish musician most famous as a member of the popular band Three Dog Night, who had a number of hits in the 60's and 70's. After the group's demise, he...

13. Philomena Begley (1942)

Irish Singer

Notable for albums such as Meet the Queen of Country Music (1974), Blanket on the Ground (1975), and Queen of the Silver Dollar (1976), this Northern Irish vocalist is also...

14. Colm Wilkinson (1944)

Irish Singer

Tenor and actor who originated the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on the West End and on Broadway, as well as the titular character in The Phantom of...

15. Christy Moore (1945)

Irish Singer

Folk guitarist who was named Ireland's greatest living musician by Radio Teilifis Eireann in 2007. He has played with musicians, as well as working as a solo artist.

16. Damien Rice (1973)

Irish Singer

Irish singer-songwriter who began his career with the band Juniper before branching out as a solo artist. His debut album, O, reached number eight on the UK albums chart. 

17. Donal Skehan (1986)

Irish Singer

Irish pop singer and TV personality who was a member of the music group Industry and performed with the boy band Streetwize.

18. Ronan Keating (1977)

Irish Singer

Irish singer-songwriter who is a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. He has participated in philanthropic groups, like Marie Keating Foundation. He hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997.

19. Bob Geldof (1951)

Irish Singer

Leader of the Boomtown Rats who sang "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Rat Trap" and who helped found the Band Aid supergroup. In 2017, he ventured into the food industry...

20. Moya Brennan (1952)

Irish Singer

Irish folk singer and harpist who released many successful albums, like 1992's Maire.

21. Edele Lynch (1979)

Irish Singer

Former lead vocalist of the Irish girl group B*Witched. She won Celebrity Apprentice Ireland in 2013 and competed on Celebrity Big Brother in 2014.

22. Paul Brady (1947)

Irish Singer

Notable for his work in the Irish folk, pop, and political rock genres, he is perhaps most well known for his singles "The Island," "Crazy Dreams," "Steel Claw," and "Nothing...

23. Liam McKenna (1981)

Irish Singer

Northern Irish singer who performed with a band called Six and appeared on the reality television show Irish Popstars. His band's single, "Whole Lotta Lovin," reached the coveted #1 position...

24. Imelda May (1974)

Irish Singer

Irish jazz singer-songwriter and producer who is known for her rockabilly sense of style and who sang "Johnny Got a Boom Boom." She has been nominated for awards like the...

25. Andrea Begley (1986)

Irish Singer

Northern Irish singer known for winning season 2 of The Voice UK. She then released her debut album, The Message, which reached number seven on the UK charts.

26. Tony Lundon (1979)

Irish Singer

Irish singer, director, and TV host known for his time as a member of the group Liberty X. After their original disbandment in 2006, he went on to host the...

27. Mick Flannery (1983)

Irish Singer

Irish singer-songwriter who won Best Irish Male at the 2009 Meteor Awards. He is known for popular albums like White Lies.

28. Carly Smithson (1983)

Irish Singer

Irish singer and songwriter who first gained fame on the seventh season of American Idol.

29. Gary Lightbody (1976)

Irish Singer

Irish musician best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of alternative rock band Snow Patrol. The band is best known for their singles "Chasing Cars" and "You Could Be...

30. Cara Dillon (1975)

Irish Singer

Folk artist who won the 2010 Best Female Singer Honors from the Spiral Earth Awards.

31. Robert Mizzell (1971)

Irish Singer

Country musician whose debut album was Hello Mr. DJ and who was a Shreveport's Walk of Stars inductee.

32. Maria McCool (1974)

Irish Singer

Maria McCool is an Irish singer from Gweedore County Donegal. She is well known for performing old Irish songs in her native Irish and in English. Her albums include...

33. Claire Sproule (1985)

Irish Singer

Claire Sproule is a singer-songwriter from County Donegal Ireland. She was born in Derry Northern Ireland into a musical family; her uncle is Dáithí Sproule of Altan. After playing the...

34. Roberta Howett (1981)

Irish Singer

Roberta Howett is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2004.

35. Maura O'Connell (1958)

Irish Singer

Maura O'Connell is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs strongly influenced by American country music.

36. Rose Brennan (Unknow)

Irish Singer

Rose Brennan is an Irish singer. She is best known for a long spell with the Joe Loss orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s.

37. Brendan Bowyer (1938)

Irish Singer

Brendan Bowyer is an Irish Showband singer best known for fronting The Royal Showband and The Big Eight and who had five number one hits in Ireland. He is also...

38. Lee Matthews (singer) (1988)

Irish Singer

Lee Matthews previously known as Lee Mulhern and Lee. M is a singer/songwriter from Ireland. On 21 Oct 2013 he released his official single Sadie's Got Her New Dress On...

39. Muriel Day (1942)

Irish Singer

Muriel Day is an Irish singer. Born in Newtownards County Down she was the first singer from Northern Ireland to represent the Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She was...

40. Dolores Keane (1953)

Irish Singer

Dolores Keane is an Irish folk singer and occasional actress. She was a founding member of the successful group De Dannan and has since embarked on a very successful solo...

41. Clodagh Simonds (1953)

Irish Singer

Clodagh Simonds Clodagh; is an Irish musician songwriter and singer. She was born in Banbridge County Down Northern Ireland and raised and educated in Killiney County Dublin.

42. Robin McAuley (1953)

Irish Singer

Robin McAuley is an Irish rock vocalist known mostly for his work in McAuley Schenker Group and before that Grand Prix with whom he recorded two albums.

43. Sonny Condell (1949)

Irish Singer

Sonny Condell is an Irish singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist and graphic artist. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish bands Tír na nÓg and Scullion. He released some hits...

44. Richie Kavanagh (1949)

Irish Singer

Richie Kavanagh is an Irish entertainer who writes and performs his own songs. Famous for the song Aon Focal Eile he now has a number of hits to his name.

45. Den Hegarty (1954)

Irish Singer

Den Hegarty is a rock and roll doo-wop and a cappella singer.

46. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (1959)

Irish Singer

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish folk music band Altan, which she co-founded with her late husband Frankie Kennedy in 1987. Today,...

47. Dáithí Sproule (1950)

Irish Singer

Dáithí Sproule is a guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music from Derry Northern Ireland. His niece is the singer songwriter Claire Sproule.

48. Charlie McGettigan (1950)

Irish Singer

Charles McGettigan is an Irish singer. He lives in Drumshanbo Co. Leitrim. Performing with Paul Harrington he won the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song Rock 'n' Roll Kids.

49. Margo (singer) (1951)

Irish Singer

Margo is an Irish singer. She rose to prominence during the 1960s in the Irish country music scene and has had a successful career since.

50. Noel Burke (1962)

Irish Singer

Noel Burke is an Irish singer who is best known for replacing Ian McCulloch as the lead singer with Echo & the Bunnymen. Born in Belfast Burke's first band was...