Aoife Scott is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin. She was a finalist in the Liet International song contest for minority languages in 2011.[1]
Career edit
Scott's first album, released in 2016, was entitled Carry The Day.[2][3] Scott has performed on RTÉ's The Late Late Show.[4] She has toured in the US and UK.[5]
Her recording of Grace with cousins Danny O'Reilly and Róisín O, as part of the Centenary concert, topped the Irish iTunes chart in 2016.[6][7][8] Her solo single All Along the Wild Atlantic Way also topped the chart.[8]
Her album Homebird, a Radio 1 "Album of the week", was released in January 2020.[9]
Scott was a guest judge on TG4's Réalta agus Gaolta talent show.[10]
Personal life edit
Aoife is a Gaeilgeoir (Irish language speaker).[11]
A part of the extended Black Family singers, Scott is the daughter of singer Frances Black and the sister of solo artist and producer Eoghan Scott.[12][13][14][15] As of July 2023[update], Scott has been in a relationship with musician Andy Meaney since 2014.[16]
References edit
- ^ "A Televised Singing Competition With A Mission". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Aoife Scott:Making an Album is Like Marrying Somebody". WUWM. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Aoife: "I come from the Black family of singers, but I get so shy on stage"". BelfastTelegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Aoife Scott - 'The Dublin Saunter'. The Late Late Show. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "American horror story". TheIrishWorld.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Scott, Aoife; O'Reilly, Danny; O'Reilly, Róisín. Grace. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Townsend, Michelle (8 March 2020). "Singer Roisin O opens up about close relationship with mum Mary Black". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Aoife Scott in Concert". Minnesota Monthly Calendar. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Stephen Rea says people should quietly prepare for 'inevitable' united Ireland". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Courtney, Kein (5 January 2020). "TV guide: 39 of the best shows to watch this week". the Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Gallagher, Jim (12 August 2020). "'People assume I'm a fluent Gaeilgeoir' - Róisín O 'nervous' ahead of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 'Fleadh TV' gig". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Frances Black tells how she came from tenement home to Leinster House". 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Frances Black: Since I started my own recovery from alcoholism, life has been amazing ... Now I look back and see that it was meant to be". BelfastTelegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Frances Black's daughter Aoife Scott: 'We're an annoyingly talented family'". Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Frances Black tells how she came from tenement home to Leinster House". 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Bondings: Black is the colour - how singer Aoife Scott knew Andy Meaney was the guy for her". Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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