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Frances Black
Biography
A pure vocal tone and an energetic, pop-minded delivery has made Frances Black one of Ireland's top vocalists. In 1995 and 1997, Black was named by the Irish Record Industry Awards (IRMA) as Ireland's Best Female Artist. She also received the Most Popular Artist award at the National Awards ceremony.

A former member of Arcady and The Black Family, in 1993 Black made her solo debut with two tracks on the million-selling, multi-artist compilation Woman's Heart. An album-related tour with Maura O'Connell, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, Sinead Lohan and her sister, Mary Black, broke all of Ireland's box office records. While Black's debut solo album, Talk to Me (released in 1994), sold over 100,000 copies and spent eight weeks at the top of Ireland's music charts, her releases The Sky Road (1995), The Smile on Your Face (1996) and Don't Get Me Wrong (1998) further established her as an internationally known performer. Black has proven as effective interpreting the songs of American singer/songwriters as she is with Irish music. Talk to Me featured four songs by Nanci Griffith ("On Grafton Street," "Talk to Me While I'm Listening," "Always Will" and "Time of Inconvenience.
Selected Discography
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