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Maeve O'Boyle
12+ albums
British Girlsfemale vocalistsScottishbritishunder 2000 listeners
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Maeve "Mona" Monica O'Boyle (6 October 1987, Glasgow) is a Scottish musician, signed to Linn Records. Aged 21, her unique blend of melodic pop, folk and rock have already won the acclaim of many established musicians and lovers of music. Contributors Indeed, contributors on her forthcoming debut album include: Legendary Blue Nile producer Calum Malcolm; Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue, James Blunt); Gordon Goudie (Echo and the Bunnymen); John McLaughlin (Busted, Westlife, Shane MacGowan); Francis Macdonald (Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits) John McCusker (Kate Rusby,Roddy Woomble, Transatlantic Sessions). Rise to Prominence Performing from an early age, Maeve first came to prominence in 2006 when invited to perform at Celtic Connections where she won a "Danny" on The Danny Kyle Stage for new acts. Later that year she won the Artist's category in the Daily Record National Talent Search, The following months saw Maeve adding to her songbook, with the help of writers Gordon Goudie, Ricky Ross and Francis MacDonald. Writing and performing with Scotland's musical elite inspired Maeve and she carried this energy into acclaimed performances nationwide including dates with John Cale (Velvet Underground) and Sandi Thom on her sold out UK tour. Reputation Captivating audiences up and down the country, Maeve soon gained a reputation for her natural ability to perform and to write songs. Testament to her mounting status was an entry into The Scotsman "Scots Women of the Year" in 2007 and a r
