Declan Galbraith
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Declan John Galbraith |
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19 December 1991 Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England |
| Genres | Pop Rock, folk -rock, rock -electronic, ballad |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2002－present |
| Labels | Starwatch Music (2006–2008) EMI (2002–2006) |
| Website | www |
Declan John Galbraith (born 19 December 1991) is an English singer. He is best known for his 2002 hit single, "Tell Me Why", which peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart.
Galbraith was born on 19 December 1991, in Hoo St Werburgh Kent, England to Siobhan and Alec Galbraith. His father is English and his mother is Irish. He has a younger sister Bernadette. His best friend is his elder cousin Joe.
When Galbraith was a young boy, his grandfather, who played several musical instruments in a band, took Galbraith to fleadhs (concerts). The mix of Scottish and Irish musical traditions.
Galbraith insisted on performing spontaneously at the annual Rochester Dickens Festival, a two-day extravaganza with his sister Ayannah where people were invited to dress up in Victorian costumes to celebrate the life and times of the famous author Charles Dickens and his links with their town. Galbraith, dressed up as a chimney sweep, started singing. Soon after this he started to enter local talent contests and within a year he had won 15 titles and more than £1,000.
As a result of his success in the talent shows, the major recording companies soon heard about Galbraith and he was signed to his first recording contract in England. His first recording was "Walking in the Air", which was released on a special Christmas Hits album, also featuring songs by Westlife, Elton John and Elvis Presley. Among some of his most memorable performances have been the Queen's Jubilee at St Paul's Cathedral, when he sang "Amazing Grace" accompanied by the St Paul's Choir and a performance in front of more than 22,000 people at an Elton John concert. His first self-titled album, Declan, with Irish traditional songs as well as specially written material became a big success and charted in the U.K. and Ireland. Within the year of release, it had soon sold 200,000 copies in Germany.
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