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Damien Rice

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Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. 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." 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Damien Rice is the 2,024th most popular singer (down from 1,998th in 2024), the 329th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 319th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Irish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Damien Rice ranks 2,022 out of 4,381. Before him are Wanda Nara, Myriam Fares, Doc Pomus, and Valeriya. After him are Patty Smyth, Bruce Hornsby, Rim Banna, Sheb Wooley, Howard Jones, Liv Kristine, Rita Ora, and Sergej Ćetković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Damien Rice ranks 325. Before him are Paola Cortellesi, Teddy Lučić, Kenny Roberts Jr., Hideaki Hagino, Jaime Camil, and Cristiano Doni. After him are Sun Wen, Zisis Vryzas, Nikola Grbić, Halil Mutlu, Agustín Aranzábal, and Claudio Reyna.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Damien Rice ranks 329 out of 549. Before him are Colum McCann (1965), Patrick Leahy (1877), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), Desmond Connell (1926), William Hobson (1792), and Mary Ward (1827). After him are Geoffrey Keating (1569), Graham Norton (1963), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), James Cecil Parke (1881), Roddy Doyle (1958), and George Brent (1904).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Damien Rice ranks 13. Before him are Markus Feehily (1980), Luke Kelly (1940), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Róisín Murphy (1973), Paul Harrington (1960), and Barney McKenna (1939). After him are Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), Siobhan Fahey (1958), Christy Moore (1945), Andrea Corr (1974), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), and Glen Hansard (1970).

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