Donna Marie

Donna Marie is a Wexford born singer/songwriter , she could be considered to be an “overnight” sensation if you leave out the fact that she is thirteen long years since she first stepped on stage (aged just eleven) with her bass guitar and distinctive voice to join the family band,
 The livewire from Enniscorthy benifits from having been surrounded with music from birth. She was on the local school choir and was always pushed foward to sing the solo parts , which encouraged her at aged eleven to record her first song “angel” by the kelly family , in studio to feature on her parents cassette which was followed by a four hour bass guitar lesson from her mother and her first live gig that same night.

She continued to gig with her parents for a few years thats where her country roots came from ! She then moved on to become a member of the southeast’s ledendry band “Breeze Junkie/Breeze52” and is now making the transfer from a talented and key band member to a leading solo artist.The first big move in this direction was several appearances on RTE followed by the release of her debut Single “Simple Song” in April 2010 ,which made it into the Irish Charts the week of release. Discribed by the press as “An Infectious Foot Tapper” “Sometimes The (Simple) Things Are Best” , and ” Very Unique“.

She is an admiable ,almost shy young girl who seems to lose any inhibition onstage,TV or radio and blows everyone away with the powerhouse voice coming from her tiny frame ,which has won her a huge fan base which is widespread from her performances. Her inherent caring nature was highlighted when little Madeleine McCann went missing. Donna Marie penned the song ‘Little Angel’ with her partner Michael Cloke. The song proved to be a huge success and served to raise both substantial money and awareness on the topic of abducted children.

Donna Marie has had the pleasure of supporting some great acts over the last couple of years such as , The Sawdoctors ,The Furys & Davey Aurthur,Brian Kennedy and many more ,along with her own nationwide gigs and performances on live TV,Radio,Festivals,Aras an Uachtarain and internet shows ,Donna Marie and her band also provided the half time entertainment for the capacity 18,000 attendance at the crucial Leinster v Edinburgh Magners League rugby showdown in the RDS. She also made HitQuarters Artist of the Week 2010/06 SongQuarters Songwriter of the Month 2010/06
She has worked with such artists as Aongus Ralston, Johnny Boyle ,Roberta Howett , Kerian Wilde ,Fiachra Trench ,Bill Shanley ,Keith Duffy ,Jason Duffy, Gavin Ralston , Peter Devlin ,Ciran Byrne ,Saving J and many more.

Keep a very close eye on this little lady ! And don’t miss out on any opportunity to catch her live shows, which have already become legendary.

 She is now preparing to release a new single in summer time 2011

Quotes about Donna Marie :
Donna Marie has cunningly penned a song “Simple Song” about the realities of life,We could do with more pop bites like this and ,DM could be one to watch if she makes the right career moves ”
–Jackie Hayden , Hotpress Magazine

“For such a slim girl she can really belt out a tune, She has been singing for years and has more expereance than most of the acts who are in the charts “- Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh.

“There was sincerity about Donna Marie’s singing that people like Cheryl Cole and most of the other acts that Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell are involved with could only dream of achieving” Brendan Keane –

Music Launches can both inspire and irritate “Donna Marie played before the biggest crowd to ever attend the opening night of the JFK Dunbrody Festival last year” –The NewRoss Echo

“Wexford could very well have its newest international star Donna Marie” — David Medcalf

“We tried to showcase the great local talent with Donna Marie & Band at the JFK Dunbrody Festival , the town came alive ,they are the cream of the Irish Bands “– Sean , JFK Dunbrody Festival

Other links:
www.youtube.com/donnasludds / www.myspace.com/donnamariesludds
http://www.facebook.com/DonnaMarieSludds
http://twitter.com/donna_marie2009

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