Leslie Dowdall

One of Irelands leading female vocalists and singer-songwriters, LESLIE DOWDALL first came to prominence with In Tua Nua, a seven piece outfit, who fused Celtic tradition with rock. With Leslie as lead vocalist, In Tua Nua recorded four albums and, over a seven year period they played and toured with bands like U2, SIMPLE MINDS, BOB DYLAN and THE PRETENDERS. Leslie also enjoyed some success as a solo artist in her own right and recorded two albums. She was voted BEST FEMALE ARTIST at the Heineken/Hot Press awards in 1997. She was lead vocalist on RONAN HARDIMAN'S (Lord of the Dance creator) albums, "Solas" and "Anthem". She featured in a series of Beatles Songs, conducted by SIR GEORGE MARTIN, in the National Concert Hall. She supported PAUL BRADY on his epic 23 date gigs at Vicar Street, which included guests such as BONNIE RAITT, VAN MORRISON and SINEAD O'CONNOR. She has worked on a variety of TV including Drama, Music Video's, Live TV, Factual and Documentary.