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A native of Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Paula Flynn grew up listening to the country, folk and bluegrass records that she found at home. Singing came naturally and she spent her teenage years winning talent competitions and sharing stages with iconic Irish figures like Joe Dolan. In the intervening years the voice has been put to good use accompanying agit-folk anti-hero Jinx Lennon in gigs at home and abroad as well as in the studio.
In 2007, while still studying at Dublin City University she recorded a version of David Bowie's Let's Dance which found its way into the hands of Ballygowan advertising executives. The voice did it for them, and it seemed to strike a chord with the punters too. After fielding calls along the lines of "Who's the girl singing the Bowie song?" EMI came on board decided to release it as a single which went on to top the Irish charts.
Resisting the pressure to release an album of covers Paula went back to college where she not only earned her degree but also picked up the Uaneen Fitzsimons Award for Communications Studies which was instituted by the broadcaster's family after her tragic death in a car crash in 2000.
Her Christmas single 'Happy Christmas Valentine' co-produced with ex Bell X1 mainstay Brian Crosby was released in December 2008 and received widespread play and downloads.
Miss Paula Flynn has now completed her solo debut album and it’s slated for release in late September. It’s a great album with the unique sound of Miss Paula Flynn and will live up ot the expectations of those who have been waiting on its release.
Track listing:
1 Intro
2 Magic
3 Little Miss Forkhill
4 Angels In The Dark
5 Boxed In
6 Goldfish At The Fair
7 Ghost In My Car
8 Killed A Bird
9 Sorry
10 Wallpaper's Peeling
11 Life Never Stops For Death
12 Lovebirds
13 Poor Me
14 Holiday In Sweden
15 Five A Day
16 Disco Dance
17 Bedful of Stars
18 Little Black Sheep
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