Background
Shannon was born into the Gilsenan family in County Meath, Ireland, as the middle child of five siblings.
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Deirdre Shannon
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In 1992, Shannon entered Dublin"s College of Music and studied under the guidance of vocal trainer Mary Brennan.
Career
She is better known by the stage name Deirdre Shannon. Her formal introduction came at the age of nine when she was enrolled for piano lessons. She participated in many musical activities, including traveling with the Dublin Institute of Technology Choir.
In 1997, Shannon was selected by Michael Flatley to join his world wide tour with the show Lord of the Dance.
She was cast into the role of Erin the Goddess and performed in over 800 shows over a four-year period covering most of North and South America. Since her professional debut, Shannon has performed with artists including Eily O"Grady, Dionne Warwick, The Celtic Tenors, Air Supply, and Celtic Woman.
She has also made appearances on Columbia Broadcasting System Morning News, Fox Morning television, and The Late Late Show. On 1 October 2006, Shannon released her solo album, simply entitled Deirdre Shannon.
She has also been a principal singer in the group in Celtic Woman, but she was never featured in the studio DVDs.
Playing the role of the Gentlewoman, Shannon also sings "Harry"s Game" as well as other songs in Celtic Thunder: Storm which was released on Civil Defense and Digital Video Disc on 20 September 2011.
Achievements
Membership
Shannon began her professional career in 1996 when she was selected to be a member of the Irish choir Anúna.
