1. Belinda O'Hooley was born on 18 July 1971 and is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Yorkshire, England.
10 Facts About Belinda O'Hooley
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Belinda O'Hooley, who has Irish roots, was born in Horsforth, Leeds, grew up in Guiseley and went to school in Menston.
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Belinda O'Hooley studied behavioural sciences at the University of Huddersfield.
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Belinda O'Hooley comes from a long line of County Sligo musicians and performed alongside her first cousin Tommy Fleming, a singer who was formerly with De Danann.
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In 2005 Belinda O'Hooley released a solo album, Music is My Silence, described by reviewer David Kidman of Netrhythms.
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Belinda O'Hooley played piano on Jackie Oates' albums Jackie Oates, The Violet Hour, Hyperboreans, Saturnine and Lullabies.
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Belinda O'Hooley accompanied Nic Jones at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on his 2011 comeback tour and on further tours in 2012 and 2013.
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In 2015 Belinda O'Hooley accompanied Jim Boyes on his Sensations of a Wound tour, telling a little-known story of the First World War.
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Belinda O'Hooley appeared on Ray Hearne's album Umpteen in 2016.
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Belinda O'Hooley had a small acting role as a plain-clothes police inspector in episode 1 of season 3 of Happy Valley, the TV programme created by Sally Wainwright who created the TV series Gentleman Jack.