Sinéad Sheppard

Sinéad Sheppard
Born	Midleton Street, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Residence	Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh
Occupation	Singer, dancer, television talent judge
Known for	Membership of Six, Town Councillor

Sinéad Sheppard is an Irish politician and dancing tutor, and former member of a prominent but short-lived pop group. She rose to fame in the 2001–02 RTÉ One television series Popstars, in which she was selected as a member of the pop group Six. After the band's swift demise, Sheppard formed her own dance school and features as an advisor to judge John Creedon in the 2009 talent show The All Ireland Talent Show. Since 2009 she has served as a member of local councils in Cork, representing Fine Gael.

Sheppard is originally from Midleton Street in Cobh, County Cork. She is a fluent speaker of the Irish language, having been educated at Coláiste an Phíarsaigh, a gaelscoil in Glanmire, County Cork. Before being discovered by Louis Walsh, she was intending to pursue a career in public relations.

Sheppard was nineteen when she was selected as a member of Six. Her first show as a member of Six was at the ChildLine Concert in the Point Theatre, Dublin, where she performed in front of 8000 people. Six released two multi-platinum selling singles, both of which reached No. 1 in the Irish Singles Chart, and also had a top five album in Ireland. Their first single, "There's a Whole Lot of Loving" is the 3rd fastest-selling single in Irish musical history. Six did an arena tour with Westlife in England, playing a total of sixty-six shows, and two nationwide tours of Ireland.

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