Lisa Margaret Hannigan was born on 12 February 1981 and is an Irish musician, singer, composer, and voice actress.
37 Facts About Lisa Hannigan
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Lisa Hannigan began her musical career as a member of Damien Rice's band.
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Lisa Hannigan received attention in North America for her role as Blue Diamond in Steven Universe, an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar.
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Lisa Hannigan was born in Dublin but grew up in Kilcloon, County Meath, Ireland.
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Lisa Hannigan attended primary school at Scoil Oilibheir Naofa in Kilcloon and enrolled at Trinity College Dublin to study French and art history.
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Rice enlisted Lisa Hannigan to sing on his 2002 album O and his later album 9, featured in the hit "9 Crimes".
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Lisa Hannigan toured with Rice as part of his band during that period, lending vocal support and occasionally playing guitar, bass or drums.
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In 2007, Lisa Hannigan returned to Dublin and began a solo career.
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Lisa Hannigan performed live with her own band, called The Daisy Okell Quartet and contributed guest vocals to the recordings of Mic Christopher, The Frames and Herbie Hancock.
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Lisa Hannigan was the opening act for singer-songwriter Jason Mraz on his 2008 US tour.
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Lisa Hannigan signed with ATO Records in the US, where her album was released in February 2009.
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That year, Lisa Hannigan appeared on the American television shows The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Colbert Report.
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Lisa Hannigan performed at Electric Picnic 2009 Later in 2009, she toured the United States with David Gray and performed solo shows in New York, Los Angeles and London.
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Lisa Hannigan then began a tour of Ireland to finish the year.
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Lisa Hannigan contributed to the 2009 charity album Sparks n' Mind, released in aid of Aware.
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Lisa Hannigan recorded her second album, Passenger, at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales with producer Joe Henry and engineer Ryan Freeland.
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Lisa Hannigan performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 2012 when Ireland was the "Spotlight Country".
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Lisa Hannigan announced that her third album was produced in collaboration with Aaron Dessner, founding member of American indie rock band The National.
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On 24 May 2016 Lisa Hannigan revealed a short teaser in relation to the album's launch.
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Lisa Hannigan toured Ireland extensively in the lead up to the album release.
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Lisa Hannigan contributed backing vocals to The National album Sleep Well Beast, was a featured vocalist on four tracks on their I Am Easy to Find, and was an additional artist on The First Two Pages of Frankenstein.
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In 2023, Lisa Hannigan was a backing vocalist on two tracks on Ed Sheeran's album -, produced by Dessner.
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In 2004, Hannigan credited on soundtrack for Closer.
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In 2007, Hannigan credited on soundtrack for Shrek the Third.
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In 2009, Hannigan credited on soundtrack for Ondine.
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In 2013, Lisa Hannigan contributed vocals to the soundtrack for Alfonso Cuaron's film Gravity and performed a cover of Richard Hawley's "You Haunt Me" for the film Another Me.
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In 2014, Lisa Hannigan provided vocals along with John Smith for the Steven Price conducted soundtrack for the Brad Pitt blockbuster Fury.
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In 2020, Lisa Hannigan was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called "Irish Women in Harmony", that recorded a version of the song "Dreams" in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Lisa Hannigan's music has received critical praise, airplay and award nominations both in her native Ireland and the United States.
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Lisa Hannigan was singing the ninths, the elevenths of the chords.
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Lisa Hannigan briefly studied English and art history at Trinity College Dublin.
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Lisa Hannigan eventually left university to travel with Rice across Europe.
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In 2015, Lisa Hannigan decided to move from Dublin to London to begin a new life, which involved beginning to write new material for her third studio album At Swim.
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Lisa Hannigan started pursuing a part-time degree in English literature.
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Lisa Hannigan won Best Debut Album, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Track and Best Female in 2009.
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Lisa Hannigan was the only solo artist nominated in more than one category at the awards.
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Lisa Hannigan was referred to as 2009's "token folk nominee" in the UK, with the NME calling her a "token folkie".