Damien Rice
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Rice performing in Norway, 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born | 7 December 1973 |
| Origin | Kildare, Ireland |
| Genres | Folk, indie rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Vector Recordings, Republic, Heffa, Warner Bros., DRM/14th Floor |
| Associated acts | Juniper, Bell X1, Lisa Hannigan, Melanie Laurent |
| Website | www |
Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Rice began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, which were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but a projected album foundered because of record company politics. After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career, and the rest of the band went on to become Bell X1. In 2002 his debut album O reached No. 8 on the UK albums chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize and generated three top-30 singles in the UK. Rice released his second album 9 in 2006 and his songs have appeared in numerous films and television episodes. After eight years of various collaborations, Rice released his third studio album My Favourite Faded Fantasy on 31 October 2014. Rice's personal activities include musical contributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign and the Enough Project.
Rice was born to George and Maureen Rice, and raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Rice formed the rock band Juniper along with Paul Noonan, Dominic Philips, David Geraghty and Brian Crosby in 1991. The band met whilst they were attending Salesian College secondary school in Celbridge, Co. Kildare as students. After touring throughout Ireland, the band released their debut EP Manna in 1995.
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