21 Facts About Siobhan Fahey

Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto.

Siobhan Fahey was a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus".

Siobhan Fahey later formed the musical act Shakespears Sister, who had a UK number one hit with the 1992 single "Stay".

Siobhan Fahey is the first Irish-born woman to have written two number one singles on the Irish charts.

Siobhan Maire Fahey was born on 10 September 1958 in County Meath, Ireland.

Siobhan Fahey has two younger sisters, Maire and Niamh, a producer and editor.

Fahey lived in Ireland for several years before her father joined the British Army and the family moved to England, then to Germany for several years, and back to England when Siobhan was nine years old.

Siobhan Fahey took a course in fashion journalism at the London College of Fashion, where she met Sara Dallin in 1980.

In 1988, frustrated with the direction she felt Bananarama was heading, Siobhan Fahey left the group and formed Shakespears Sister.

Siobhan Fahey often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam figure.

That year, Siobhan Fahey admitted herself into a psychiatric unit with severe depression.

In 1996, Siobhan Fahey continued as Shakespears Sister by herself and released the single "I Can Drive".

Siobhan Fahey briefly re-joined Bananarama in 1998 to record a cover version of ABBA's "Waterloo" for the Channel 4 Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash.

Siobhan Fahey reteamed with Bananarama again in 2002 for a "last ever" reunion at the band's 20th-anniversary concert at G-A-Y in London.

In 2005, Siobhan Fahey independently released The MGA Sessions, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller in the mid-1990s.

In 2008, Siobhan Fahey appeared in the Chris Ward-written and directed short film What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor, with Siobhan Fahey playing the role of Hamnett opposite actor Clive Arrindel, Donny Tourette and Honey Bane.

In 2009, Siobhan Fahey decided to resurrect the Shakespears Sister name and released a new album.

Siobhan Fahey performed her first live show in almost 15 years as Shakespears Sister in Hoxton, London on 20 November 2009.

In 2017, it was announced that Siobhan Fahey had joined her former Bananarama bandmates for an upcoming UK tour.

In 2019, Siobhan Fahey reunited with Marcella Detroit for Shakespears Sister dates, commencing with an appearance on BBC1's The Graham Norton Show on 10 May 2019.

Siobhan Fahey married Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in 1987; the couple divorced in 1996.