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Daniel O'Donnell

Born on December 12, 1961 in Kincasslagh, County Donegal, Ireland, Daniel O'Donnell grew up in a Catholic family, but was only six when his father died of a heart attack. Initially destined for a career in banking, he eventually turned to music, and after accompanying his sister Margo, he went solo with his first single, a cover of Johnny McCauley's "My Donegal Shore", for which he invested a colossal sum for him at the time: £1,200. He then joined two bands, Country Fever and The Grassroots, before meeting the man who was to become his manager for most of his career: Sean Reilly...