Career
He began his music career performing on the first series of in 2009. After reaching the final, where he came in sixth place, Ó Drónaí appeared on several television series including Sky1"s, and has gone on to develop a successful music career in Ireland. Daithí is currently working on his debut album (due for release in Summer 2014 through Sony Music Ireland), and has released several songs and remixes, including "Carraroe" featuring Elaine Mai and an official remix of Young Wonder"s "Tumbling Backwards", which was placed as the no.4 Irish remix of 2012 on the music blog, Nialler9.
To date, Daithí has also released three singles through Sony Music Ireland: Chameleon Life featuring Raye (released 14 June 2013), Case Closed featuring Senita (released 20 December 2013) and Have To Go featuring Jesse Boykins III (released 25 March 2014).
Ó Drónaí was taught the traditional fiddle by his family whilst growing up in Ballyvaughan, County Clare. He further developed his fiddling skills by the use of loop pedals and sounds.
Ó Dronaí auditioned for the first series of in 2009. He was selected to represent the West and was mentored by namesake Dáithí Ó Sé., and went on to perform in the Final of the show
In August 2010 Daithi appeared in the audition phases of Sky 1"s, gaining three yes votes from the judges.
He later was chosen as one of the 15 Semi-finalists, and his tracks became be available to download on Sky Music.
He became the first of two acts to reach the final of the show, and his track "Carraroe" reached number 6 in the United Kingdom Indie singles chart on the same night. The final of the show took place in Wembley Arena, where Daithí performed to a 10,000 capacity crowd. Daithí has become a regular name in the Irish gigging circuit, has signed with Sony Music Ireland and has been performing his Irish traditional tinged dance music all over the country.
He has performed in major Irish music festivals such as Electric Picnic, Castle Palooza and Forbidden Fruit festival.
Daithí has supported several successful international artists in Ireland, such as The XX, Dj Shadow and Santigold. To date, Daithí has released three singles through Sony Music Ireland: Chameleon Life featuring Raye (released 14 June 2013), Case Closed featuring Senita (released 20 December 2013) and Have To Go featuring Jesse Boykins III (released 25 March 2014).
His debut album is due in Summer 2014.
