Cathy Maguire is an accomplished singer, songwriter, model and television presenter who was born in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland on 11 October 1981.
Education
After her college education Maguire moved to the United States and went to work in Nashville as a songwriter. She released an album entitled Portrait on 17 April 2009, which was reviewed favorably by critics with Hot Press magazine awarding the album four stars out of five. The album was released by Celtic Collections, the label behind the phenomenally successful Celtic Woman.
Three of the album"s songs were co-written with Roger Cook (songwriter), of well-known song writing duo Cook and Greenaway.
Maguire toured extensively with The High Kings, who are also on the Celtic Collection label. She opened for Martina McBride on her Irish 2009 tour.
Maguire holds a Bachelor Honours Degree in Ethnomusicology and is studying for a master"s degree.
In 2006, Maguire signed to Dublin modeling agency, Morgan, exiting in 2010.
Career
At a very young age she became a child star. She recorded her first album at age twelve and after several listeners" requests, she was invited by Gerry Ryan to perform a live set on his radio program This sparked a career that spanned numerous television appearances and 3 albums by the time she was 17.
In 2006, Maguire became the victim of trolling by an anonymous blogger.
The attacks attracted national media attention and sparked a national discussion on cyber-bullying spearheaded by The Times in London. Maguire took unprecedented legal action in previously uncharted legal waters and eventually the blog was shut down.
In 2010, Maguire moved to New York City where she is now based. In 2013 she hosted a music television presentation called Ireland in Song which aired on Public Broadcasting Service. She has also been commissioned by a well-known film house in New York to co-write a screenplay about traditional Irish music
She is currently recording an album that is being produced by Clement in his Nashville, Tennessee studios.
The album was completed in May 2013 and was the last album Clement was to produce. lieutenant will be released in late 2014. On 19 August 2013 Maguire also launched an Irish album entitled "Ireland in Song" in New York City.
In February 2014, Ireland In Song was nominated for Best New Irish Album award by The Irish Music Awards United States of America.
