Finbar Wright
Finbar Wright, born Edward Finbar Wright in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, on
September 26, 1957, is an Irish classical tenor, singer-songwriter, and poet. He
began studying piano at age 6 and singing on local stages with his brother.
After studying in Palencia, Spain, and at the Cork School of Music, he left the
priesthood in 1987 to pursue a professional singing career, making his
television debut on RTÉ's The Late Late Show in 1987 and competing in the BBC
Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1989. His debut studio album,
Because, released in 1991, topped the Irish chart...
