Andrea Begley won the second series of the BBC singing competition show The Voice UK.
11 Facts About Andrea Begley
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Andrea Begley is the niece of Irish country music singer Philomena Begley.
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Andrea Begley auditioned for The Voice UK, with The Script's Danny O'Donoghue choosing her for his team.
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Andrea Begley's winning single, a cover of "My Immortal" by Evanescence, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 75 that week.
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On 21 October 2013 Andrea Begley released her debut studio album The Message, which includes "My Immortal", her winning single from The Voice UK, and "Dancing in the Dark".
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Andrea Begley's cover of A-ha's "Take On Me" was uploaded to YouTube by Shane O'Connor, who combined it with animation by Ecole Superieure des Metiers Artistiques students Camille Chaiz, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier, and Kevin Roger to create a spoof version of a John Lewis ad.
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In 2014, Andrea Begley moved back to Ireland and has continued to tour, including two Irish tours with aunt Philomena Andrea Begley, in 2018 and 2019.
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Andrea Begley has released a number of singles independently, with her second studio album, "Soul of a Songbird", being released on 6 December 2019.
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Andrea Begley is partially sighted as a result of glaucoma, which she developed at the age of 5 following a diagnosis of juvenile arthritis at age 3 and a half.
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Andrea Begley is a motivational speaker, delivering talks on her own experiences of sight loss and issues around visual impairment and disability to organisations and businesses across the UK and Ireland.
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RNIB NI would like to congratulate Andrea Begley and we're confident that with her fabulous voice and tenacious personality, she will go far.