Aoife Scott

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

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

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 May 2020, Scott has been in a relationship with musician Andy Meaney since 2014.[16]

References
  1. "A Televised Singing Competition With A Mission". NPR.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Aoife Scott:Making an Album is Like Marrying Somebody". WUWM. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. "Aoife: "I come from the Black family of singers, but I get so shy on stage"". BelfastTelegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. Aoife Scott - 'The Dublin Saunter'. The Late Late Show. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "American horror story". TheIrishWorld.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. Scott, Aoife; O'Reilly, Danny; O'Reilly, Róisín. Grace. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. Townsend, Michelle (8 March 2020). "Singer Roisin O opens up about close relationship with mum Mary Black". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "Aoife Scott in Concert". Minnesota Monthly Calendar. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Stephen Rea says people should quietly prepare for 'inevitable' united Ireland". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. Courtney, Kein (5 January 2020). "TV guide: 39 of the best shows to watch this week". the Irish Times. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. 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. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. "Frances Black tells how she came from tenement home to Leinster House". 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. "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.
  14. "Frances Black's daughter Aoife Scott: 'We're an annoyingly talented family'". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. "Frances Black tells how she came from tenement home to Leinster House". 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  16. "Bondings: Black is the colour - how singer Aoife Scott knew Andy Meaney was the guy for her". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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