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All-female Irish musical ensemble

For the album, see Celtic Woman (album).

Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble, formed in for a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland. They started touring internationally as a group after multiple airings on PBS helped to boost the group's popularity.^[1][2]

Celtic Woman released their debut album Celtic Woman in and have since released more than 20 albums. They have sold more than nine million records worldwide.^[3] The group's line-up has changed over the years, involving vocalists and a fiddler. It was founded with Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and Máiréad Nesbitt, but now consists of Mairéad Carlin, Tara McNeill, Muirgen O'Mahony, and Emma Warren as of July They have been described as being "Riverdance for the voice."^[4]

Celtic Woman has been named Billboard World Album Artist of the Year six times.^[5][6]

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Méav Ní Mhaolchatha

Méav Ní Mhaolchatha (MAYV nee WAYL-khə-hah, Irish:[ˈmʲeːwn̠ʲiːˈwiːlˠəxəhə]), mononymously known as Méav, is an Irish singer, songwriter and recording artist specialising in the traditional music of her homeland. She was one of the original soloists in the musical ensemble Celtic Woman, which has sold over six million albums. Her solo albums have reached the Billboard World Music Top She sings in multiple languages: English, Irish, French, Latin, Italian and German.

Music career

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Meav came from a musical family and began singing at a young age. She began singing professionally shortly after graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a lag degree.^{[citation needed]}

Between and Méav was a member of the Irish chamber choir Anúna.^[1] As a choral singer and soloist, she recorded fyra albums with Anúna: Omnis (), Omnis Special Edition (), Deep Dead Blue (), and Behind the Closed Eye ().^[2] In a collecti