1. Dominic Anthony Byrne was born on 10 November 1972 and is a British newsreader, presenter, songwriter, musician, and professional comedian.
12 Facts About Dominic Byrne
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Dominic Byrne worked as a newsreader elsewhere on Radio 1, and presented on the BBC News Channel.
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Dominic Byrne returned to the new format of The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X in 2015, reading the news and contributing to show discussions and features.
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Dominic Byrne was born in Norwich, Norfolk, After moving to London he freelanced at Independent Radio News and Virgin Radio.
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Dominic Byrne joined BBC Radio 1 in 1997, and became part of the team in the zoo format Chris Moyles Show.
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Dominic Byrne contributed to multiple features, and parody songs, some of which featured on The Parody Album released by Chris Moyles.
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In December 2011 Dominic Byrne championed the song Dominick the Donkey by the late Italian-American singer Lou Monte on The Chris Moyles Show, helping it achieve a peak chart position of number 3 on the UK Top 40 during Christmas 2011.
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Dominic Byrne provided the voice of an alien called Zorst in the CBeebies show Space Pirates, and as Captain Emergency on Peppa Pig.
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On 8 March 2013, it was announced that Dominic Byrne had joined Capital FM London, to read the news on their flagship breakfast show.
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Dominic Byrne owns a company called Open Mouth Productions, through which he provides vocal training for both corporate and private individuals.
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In January 2023, Dominic Byrne released a song called Holy Water which he had written at least two decades prior.
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On 22 May 2023, Dominic Byrne released the single "Happier Now", again featuring singer Abigail Dhese-Biggs.