Siobhan Fahey | |
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![]() Fahey performing with Bananarama in 2018 | |
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Birth name | Siobhan Maire Fahey |
Born | County Meath, Ireland[1] | 10 September 1958
Origin | Ireland and England[1] |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Member of | Shakespears Sister |
Formerly of | Bananarama |
Siobhan Maire Fahey (/ʃəˈvɔːn ˈfɑːhi/; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto.[2] She was a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus". She later formed the musical act Shakespears Sister, who had a UK number one hit with the 1992 single "Stay". Fahey joined the other original members of Bananarama for a 2017 UK tour, and, in 2018, a North America and Europe tour.
She is the first Irish-born woman to have written two number one singles on the Irish charts.[3]