Sinéad O'Carroll
| Sinéad O'Carroll | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sinéad Maria O'Carroll |
| Born | 14 May 1973 |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, dancer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Associated acts | B*Witched, Minx |
Sinéad Maria O'Carroll (born 14 May 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and actress. She is best known for being a member of the girl group B*Witched.
In 1998, Edele Lynch formed the girl group Butterfly Farm with her twin sister Keavy Lynch and O'Carroll. The trio began writing and recording together, but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon Keavy's suggestion, they asked Armaou to come for an audition and she played a tape recording of a song she had written. The other girls liked it and Lindsay became the fourth member of the band, who later changed their name to B*Witched. Although the official B*Witched website gave Sinéad's year of birth as 1978, she later admitted that this was a lie. She was not the only member of the group to lie about her age, however; when the group started out, Lindsay claimed to be 17, despite actually being 19.
B*Witched enjoyed huge success worldwide, becoming the first girl group in history to have their first four singles all go to number one after "C'est la Vie", "Rollercoaster", "To You I Belong" and "Blame It on the Weatherman" all topped the UK Singles Chart. Their self-titled debut album also topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard 200. B*Witched split up in 2002 after being dropped by their record label Sony Music and having sold over 3 million albums worldwide.
It was Sinéad's departure from B*Witched in 2002 that broke up the band, and since then she has embarked on a string of solo projects, with mixed success. She spent some time managing a new girl group, Minx, until their somewhat early demise in 2004, disbanded in 2007. She has stated that she does not wish to return to the music business as an artist in her own right, disliking the levels of control that record companies can exert over musical acts - something that she claims to have fallen victim to in the final months of her time in B*Witched. In November 2007 Sinead starred in an episode of the Irish soap opera Fair City as a hotel receptionist.
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