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Also known as Brendan Hughes Francis Murray, Brendan Hugh Francis Murray

Irish singer

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Brendan Murray, born Brendan Francis Murray on 16 November 1996 in Galway, is a singer and composer with citizenship of the Republic of Ireland. He works in the genre of pop music, performs as a vocalist, and began his recorded career in 2014. He was signed to RCA Records and took part in The X Factor, the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. He speaks English.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Return to the Wild
  • Why I Need Exercise
  • Big Theatre in Small Spaces Vol. 1
  • A study of the pharmaceuticals industry and two of its major players

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1996
canadiancountrypopsoft rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10,280
Total plays
73,453

Tags

ambientdronemusique concreteexperimentalelectroacoustic

There are 2 artists with the same name: 1) Brendan Murray (born 16 November 1996) is an Irish singer, and former member of the Irish boyband Hometown. He will represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as a solo artist. In 2014, Murray became a member of the Irish boyband Hometown, managed by Louis Walsh. The band achieved three chart successes in their home country, including the number-one singles "Where I Belong" in 2014, and "Cry for Help" in 2015. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu

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Key facts

Born
Brendan Hugh Francis Murray , ( 1996-11-16 ) 16 November 1996 (age 29) , Tuam , County Galway , Ireland
Genres
Pop
Occupation
Singer
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
2014–present
Labels
Universal Sony UK

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Brendan
Family name
Murray
Gender
male
Place of birth
Galway
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
RCA Records
Image
Brendan Murray Kyiv 2017.jpg
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date of birth
1996-11-16
birth name
Brendan Murray
Commons category
Brendan Murray
start of work period
2014-00-00
social media followers
41300
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Encyclopedic overview

Brendan Hugh Francis Murray (born 16 November 1996) is an Irish singer and former member of the Irish boy band HomeTown. He represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try", though he did not qualify for the final. He then competed in The X Factor (UK) in 2018, and was the twelfth contestant eliminated.

Life and career

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