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Declan Galbraith

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Despite sporting a name that could only be more Irish if the "i'" were dotted with a shamrock, teen pop singer Declan Galbraith is a native of a small village in a largely rural area of the county of Kent in southern England. The son of a Scots father and an Irish mother whose own father was a semi-professional musician in the Irish folk tradition, Galbraith was raised in a musical household. After making his public debut at the age of seven at a local festival devoted to the life and work of <a href="spotify:artist:496ho8Jmxk19aCyagWaOdQ">Charles Dickens</a>, the young singer became a regular on the talent show circuit. In 2001, at the age of nine, Declan's first single, a version of the Christmas standard "Walking in the Air," was released. It was followed a year later by the now ten-year-old singer's first album, Declan. An album of largely traditional songs and Irish airs ranging from "Danny Boy" to a cover of <a href="spotify:artist:2HcwFjNelS49kFbfvMxQYw">Robbie Williams</a>' "Angels," Declan was a modest success, but EMI dropped the young singer shortly after its release. In 2006, a newly adolescent Declan signed to the Starwatch label, which reintroduced the young singer to the European audience as a pop idol heartthrob. Declan's second album, Thank You, featured smooth adult contemporary versions of pop hits like <a href="spotify:artist:6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD">Eric Clapton</a>'s "Tears in Heaven" and <a href="spotify:artist:5BcZ22XONcRoLhTbZRuME1">the Moody Blues</a>' "Nights in White Satin". In 2007, Declan released his third album, You and Me, which featured a cover of Queen's ballad "Love of My Life". ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

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