Damien Rice

This article is about the Irish musician. For the Australian actor, see Damian Rice.

Damien Rice
Rice performing in 2010
Background information
Born (1973-12-07) 7 December 1973 (age 50)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginCelbridge, Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active1991–present
Labels
Websitedamienrice.com

Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter.[1] He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success in Ireland with two released singles, "The World is Dead" and "Weatherman".[2] After leaving the band in 1998, Rice worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo career. The rest of Juniper went on to perform under the name Bell X1.

In 2002, Rice released his debut album, O. It reached No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize, and generated three top 30 singles in the UK. He released his second album, 9, in 2006. After eight years of various collaborations, Rice released his third studio album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, in 2014.[3] He has contributed music to charitable projects such as Songs for Tibet, the Enough Project, and the Freedom Campaign.

  1. ^ Ross, Alex (29 October 2021). "Ed Sheeran confirms his next album is ready to drop 🙌". KISS. Retrieved 10 November 2021. fellow singer-songwriter Damien Rice had been a huge inspiration
  2. ^ "Damien Rice". Spotify. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "iTunes Store (pre-order)". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 September 2014.