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Imelda May

11th April 2026

Born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, Imelda May has become one of the UK and Ireland’s most celebrated female artists. A true creative, Imelda immerses herself in art across many forms, as a singer, songwriter, actor, producer, poet, illustrator and storyteller.

Her self-written and produced album Love Tattoo (2008) remains the best-selling album of all time by a homegrown female artist in Ireland, and her most recent album 11 Past the Hour (2021) marks her fourth Number 1 album in Ireland and fourth Top 10 in the UK. Imelda’s recent albums are a departure from her early rockabilly revival style with a sound that sits firmly outside of any sharply defined genre box, widely spanning blues, rock, soul, gospel and jazz.