Damien Rice

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Biography

Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who plays piano, guitar, percussion and clarinet. Rice began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, which were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but a projected album foundered because of record company politics. After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career. In 2002 his debut album O reached No. 8 on the UK albums chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize and generated three top-30 singles in the UK. Rice released his second album 9 in 2006 and his songs have appeared in numerous films and television episodes. After eight years of various collaborations, Rice released his third studio album My Favourite Faded Fantasy on 31 October 2014. Rice's personal activities include musical contributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign and the Enough Project.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1991
Number of Albums 12
Record Label
Website www.damienrice.com
Wikipedia Damien Rice on Wikipedia
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Genres

Acoustic Folk

Trivia

What year was Damien Rice born?

1973

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What country did Damien move to in 1999?

Tuscany

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What was Damien's first band?

Juniper

... ideas. Damien started playing and recording music with his first band, Juniper . His grandmother told him he had a distant cousin in London in the mus...
What was his cousin's name?

David Arnold

... and sent it off to his cousin, renowned producer and film composer, David Arnold (Bjork, James Bond). Arnold liked what he heard and provided enough ...
What was Rice's debut album called?

O

...n Rice formerly sang with Lisa Hannigan and released his debut solo album, O , in Ireland in early 2002. In June 2003 O was released in the USA and Eur...
In what year was O released in the USA and Europe?

2003

... and released his debut solo album, O, in Ireland in early 2002. In June 2003 O was released in the USA and Europe, with Rice appearing on The Letterm...
In what year was Damien Rice born?

1964

...Born in 1964 in Ireland; son of George and Maureen Rice. Singersongwriter Damien Rice made a stunning debut with his selfproduced album O in 2003. The...
Which award does Damien receive for his self produced album?

Shortlist Prize

...album won both critical and fan acclaim, and also garnered Rice the Shortlist Prize , a highly respected award that honors the most adventurous and cre...
What did Rice's father teach to the unemployed?

engineering skills

...ars in the inner city of Dublin, Ireland, where his father taught engineering skills to the unemployed, and his mother, Maureen, was a homemaker. His ...
What was Rice's mother's occupation?

homemaker

...t engineering skills to the unemployed, and his mother, Maureen, was a homemaker . His parents had both grown up poor in Dublin, and after Rice and his...
What did Rice decide he couldn't fish?

because he didn't want to put a worm on a hook

...and grew introspective and sensitive. He decided that he couldn't fish any more because he didn't want to put a worm on a hook . I became a vegetarian....
What did he decide he couldn't do because he didn't want to put a worm on a hook?

fish

... girls and grew introspective and sensitive. He decided that he couldn't fish any more because he didn't want to put a worm on a hook. I became a vege...
When was Juniper signed to Polygram Records?

1997

... of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997 . The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but...
What caused a projected album to flounder?

record company politics

...of single releases, but a projected album floundered because of record company politics . After leaving Juniper, he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and b...
How many top30 singles did Rice have in 2002?

three

.... 8 on the UK Albums Chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize, and generated three top30 singles in the UK. Rice released his second album 9 in 2006. Rice...
What charitable projects did Rice contribute to?

Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign, and the Enough Project

...ntributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign, and the Enough Project . Early life and Juniper Rice was born in Dubl...
Where was Juniper Rice born?

Dublin

...Freedom Campaign, and the Enough Project. Early life and Juniper Rice was born in Dublin to George and Maureen Rice, and raised in Celbridge, Ireland....
What is the name of the Irish singer-songwriter who began his career as a member of Juniper?

Damien George Rice

...For the Australian actor, see Damian Rice. Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singersongwriter. He began his career as a member of ...
How many singles did Juniper release in Ireland?

two

...lygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success in Ireland with two released singles, The World is Dead and Weatherman. After leaving the ba...
In what year did Rice return to Ireland to start a solo career?

2001

...r 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 unde...
In what year was he second album released?

2006

...ated three top 30 singles in the UK. He released his second album, 9, in 2006 . He has contributed music to charitable projects such as Songs for Tibet...
What group did Damien Rice sign to in 1997?

Polygram

...0s with the hardhitting indie rock outfit Juniper. The group signed to Polygram in 1997 and released two singles, The World Is Dead and Weathermen, wh...
How well did Rice's songs on Irish radio?

moderately well

...d released two singles, The World Is Dead and Weathermen, which did moderately well on Irish radio. When it came time to record a fulllength album, ho...
What prevented Juniper from recording a fulllength album?

contractual rules from the label

.... When it came time to record a fulllength album, however, contractual rules from the label prevented Juniper from doing so, and Rice split. After a b...
What was the name of Rice's first single?

The Blower's Daughter

... up a mobile studio for Rice to make a record. His first single, The Blower's Daughter , was a Top 20 hit when it appeared in fall 2001, and Rice relea...
What did Arnold set up for Rice to make a record?

mobile studio

...a Persson, Paul Oakenfold), and Arnold loved it so much, he set up a mobile studio for Rice to make a record. His first single, The Blower's Daughter,...