Biography
Naimee Coleman first drew notice in the mid-1990s as one of Ireland’s standout singer-songwriters. Raised by hippie parents in a subdued Dublin neighborhood, she began composing songs at fourteen and later supplied backing vocals for the since-disbanded Irish rock outfit the Wilde Oscars. Victory in the 2FM Song Contest at sixteen prompted her to reject an EMI contract so she could finish her education, yet she affixed her signature to the same label two years afterward. Abbey Road Studios hosted the 1996 sessions for her debut album Silver Wrists, which moved fifty thousand copies and opened markets in Germany and Japan, where she toured intensively for nearly two years. In 2000 she joined dance duo Aurora UK for the U.K. Top Five single “Ordinary World,” a reworking of Duran Duran’s nineties hit, and supplied further vocals to the pair’s self-titled debut release. The next year she enlisted the songwriting services of Boo Hewerdine, Phil Thornalley, and Eg White for her follow-up Bring Down the Moon, referencing Björk and Massive Attack among her touchstones. Since that time she has split her schedule between L.A. and Dublin, staging intimate acoustic sets while developing material for the album that will follow.
Albums
Singles
