Irish Music

D-Side are an Irish boyband that was established in 2001 and had success in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The band was originally made up of five members, Ryan O’Rian, Shane Creevey, Derek Moran, Damien Bowe and Dane Guiden, but became a threesome, however, when Damien and Dane both left for personal reasons. Over the past few years they have been successful in Japan where their single “Invisible” reached number one. Enjoy the video of Invisible below.

OTT was a short lived 4-piece Irish boyband of the late 1990s which released one album This One’s For You in 1997. The album featured two singles but was not successful and the band were soon dropped by their record label. In 1998, their single Story Of Love reached number nine in the Irish and number 11 in the UK music charts.

The Bachelors is a popular music group, originating from Dublin, Ireland. The founding members of the group were Conleth (Con) Cluskey (born 18 November 1941); Declan (Dec) Cluskey (born 23 December 1942) and John Stokes (Sean James Stokes) (born 13 August 1940).

A Grammy Award-winning Irish singer and songwriter, Sinead O’Connor was born December 8, 1966 and was born Sinead Marie Bernadette O’Connor. The video below is of her song No Man’s Woman.

Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed back in 1998. They were signed by Simon Cowell and currently managed by Louis Walsh. Over the years, Westlife’s music has evolved from teen pop to an adult contemporary sound. The video below is their new single released last March 3, 2008.

B*Witched is an Irish girl group that attained success both in Europe and North America from 1998 and 2008, releasing 2 albums and 8 singles, all of which made the UK Top 20. B*Witched is comprised of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinéad O’Carroll and Lindsay Armaou.

A popular Irish boyband of the 1990s, Boyzone had major success in the UK and Ireland, as well as parts of Europe and Asia. By 2007, Boyzone had sold more than 15 million records. Four compilation albums have been released, the latest being The Silver Collection in the  summer of 2007.