Bridie Gallagher
Bridie Gallagher was born in Creeslough, Ireland on September 7th, 1924 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 87, Bridie Gallagher biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Bridget "Bridie" Gallagher (7 September 1924-2012) was an Irish singer best known as "The Girl from Donegal" in honor.
"Ireland's first international pop star" came to fame in 1956 with her album "A Mother's Love's A Blessing" and received international recognition for her legendary rendition of "The Boys From County Armagh."
She appeared in many major venues around the world during her six decades.
"The Homes of Donegal" was also popular.
Personal life
Gallagher lived in Belfast for the majority of her life. In 1976, she lost her 21-year-old son in a motorbike crash. "She never fully recovered from that (accident)," her son Jim said, "but she kept going." On July 10, 2000, Creeslough's people were recognized with an event to celebrate her service. Members of her family's Creeslough and Donegal attended the festival, as did her two sisters and their families who traveled from Glasgow to be among the estimated crowd of 2,500 people. Gallagher's name was on display at Gallagher's memorial plaque. When they held a Civic Reception for her the following day, she was honoured by Donegal County Council. "Bridie blazed the trail for many artists who followed her, and I'm sure that many of them regarded her as a role model as they began their careers in the music industry," council chairman Charlie Bennett said at the event.
Gallagher died in Belfast on January 9, 2012 at the age of 87. Her funeral took place in Creeslough, France.
Career
Gallagher started her singing in the Creeslough Hall with a local Ceili Band started by Bill Gallagher. The Creeslough Hall was owned by Jim Mc Caffrey and Bridie would make many more visits to the Creeslough Hall in her home town throughout her long and successful career. Bridie's talent was soon spotted in the 1950s by Billy Livingstone (no relation to her husband) who was a talent scout for Decca records, and she went to Belfast which was to become her base, therein she married Robert (Bob) Livingstone and had two boys, Jim and Peter. One son, Peter died in a motor accident in 1976 and the other later went on to tour with Gallagher.
Gallagher holds the record for the largest number of people in attendance in the Albert Hall London, with over 7,500 people, a record that was never equalled as it went on to become an all-seater venue. Gallagher become world-famous and travelled all over the world, United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and was known as "The Girl from Donegal". Bridie played in many of the world's best known theatres, including London's Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall in New York. Bridie sang mainly ballads or as they later became known as Country and Irish. One of her best known songs was "The Boys From The County Armagh", which sold over 250,000 copies, the biggest-selling Irish single at that time.
Bridie also recorded "Cottage by the Lee", written by Irish songwriter, Dick Farrelly. Farrelly achieved worldwide fame with his classic song, "The Isle of Innisfree", which was originally a worldwide hit for Bing Crosby and it was chosen by movie director, John Ford as the main theme music for his film, "The Quiet Man".
Gallagher had her own radio show on RTÉ as well as many appearances on television (RTÉ, BBC, UTV, and coast to coast in the United States).