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Gemma Hayes
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1977
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Artist Biography
Gemma Hayes is a singer-songwriter born on August 11, 1977 in Ballyporeen, Tipperary, Ireland.She signed to Source Records in 2001 and issued the folksy 4.35am EP and the more band-orientated Work to a Calm EP before releasing her debut album, Night on my Side, in 2002. The album was nominated for that years Mercury Music Prize but lost out to Ms. Dynamite's A Little Deeper.After touring Night on my Side Hayes took two years out from the music business; "All I do know is that I didn't want to listen to music at all. I stopped listening to the radio. It was like I'd overdosed on music".In late 2005 Hayes returned with her second album, The Roads Don't Love You, and picked up the Best Irish Female Artist award at the 2006 Meteor Ireland Music Awards shortly before completing a small tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. She then co-wrote a song with Adam Duritz for the Counting Crows' live album, *New Amsterdam.
Early Life
Artist Discography
Albums
Night on My Side (2002-05-27)
The Roads Don't Love You (2005-10-31)
EPs
Singles
Back of My Hand
Hanging Around
Let a Good Thing Go (2002-07-29)
Undercover (2006-03-06)
