Margo (singer) facts for kids
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Margo
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Margo in concert.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Margaret Catherine O'Donnell |
| Also known as | "The Queen of Country and Irish" |
| Born | 6 February 1951 County Donegal, Ireland |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Associated acts | Daniel O'Donnell, Philomena Begley |
Margo, whose real name is Margaret Catherine O'Donnell, is a famous Irish singer. She was born on February 6, 1951. Margo became well-known in the 1960s for her country music and has been singing for a very long time.
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Early Life
Margo grew up in a small village called Kincasslagh. This village is in County Donegal, Ireland. She lived with her parents, Francis and Julia O'Donnell, and her four siblings. Her older brothers and sister were John, Kathleen, and James. Her youngest brother, Daniel, also became a famous singer.
Music Career
Margo started singing country music when she was young, in 1964. She joined a local band called The Keynotes. Her first song, "Bonny Irish Boy/Dear God," came out in 1968. She released another song, "If I Could See the World Through the Eyes of a Child/Road By the River," in 1969.
Over the next five decades, Margo sold more than 1 million records! She even performed with famous singers like Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton. In the 1970s, she hosted several TV shows for RTÉ, which is Ireland's national broadcaster. Margo has won many awards during her career.
Her albums often feature popular country music songs from the 1960s and 1970s. Her 2019 album, Old and New, included special songs that honored two of her biggest inspirations, Liz Anderson and Jean Shepard. Margo has recorded many songs written by Liz Anderson and Dolly Parton. On her album Margo and Friends, she even sang a duet with Dolly Parton called "God's Coloring Book."
Personal Life
Margo is the older sister of the well-known Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell. Daniel actually started his music career with Margo's band in the early 1980s.
In 2007, Margo was named "Donegal Person Of The Year." She spent much of that year traveling around Ireland, representing her home county. She lives in Castleblayney, County Monaghan.
Margo has also been involved in the search for Mary Boyle since 1977. Mary was a distant relative who went missing when she was six years old. In 2011, Margo released a song called "The Missing Mary Boyle" to help raise money for a new search.
In 2015, Margo wrote a book about her life called Margo: Queen of Country & Irish: The Promise and the Dream.
Albums
Margo has released many studio albums throughout her career. Some of her albums include:
- Margo and the Country Folk (1970)
- From Margo with Love (1971)
- Country Lovin' (1972)
- The Girl from Donegal (1975)
- A Toast to Claddagh (1977)
- Ireland Must Be Heaven (1982)
- The Irish Songs I Love to Sing (1984)
- A Trip Through Ireland (1989)
- Ireland on My Mind (1992)
- New Beginnings (1994)
- Old Friends of Mine (1995)
- Old Friends Share Old Memories (with Philomena Begley) (1996)
- I'm Still Here (2002)
- Parcel of Dreams (2006)
- Stories in Song (2010)
- The World Through My Eyes (2012)
- The Promise and the Dream (2014)
