1. Ciaran Lawrence Gribbin was born on 1976 and is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer who hails from Castledawson, Northern Ireland.
13 Facts About Ciaran Gribbin
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Ciaran Gribbin formed a small band with his two best friends, and for years they toured the pubs in Belfast, Northern Ireland where he was born.
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At 20 years of age, Gribbin studied music at the School of Music in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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Ciaran Gribbin performed backing vocals on Snow Patrol's album Eyes Open.
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Ciaran Gribbin toured, under the name Joe Echo, with many artists including Gotye, Powderfinger, The Script and opened for Sir Paul McCartney at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park, London.
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Ciaran Gribbin wrote and produced soundtrack albums for the films Killing Bono and Heartless.
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Ciaran Gribbin released some original music under Joe Echo in digital format.
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In 2009, while supporting Paolo Nutini on his Australian tour under Joe Echo, Ciaran Gribbin met INXS keyboardist and songwriter Andrew Farriss at a house party in Sydney.
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In November 2011, Ciaran Gribbin performed his first show with INXS in Arequipa, Peru in front of 7,000 people and two nights later performed in front of 30,000 people, headlining the Personal Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Two of the songs Ciaran Gribbin co-wrote with Andrew Farris have been released by INXS.
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Ciaran Gribbin is continuing to work on many projects including his own solo debut album.
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Ciaran Gribbin has recently been producing and writing records for young music artists, including remixing for Thai artist Tata Young, writing songs for the Asian pop market and working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, writing music for movies.
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Ciaran Gribbin recently announced on The Morning Show on the Seven Network that his new single "My Killer, My King" will be released and available for download on iTunes on Friday, 16 August 2013.