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Daniel O’Donnell looks back: ‘In the 80s and 90s, when pop was experimental, some considered my music from a bygone age’
The Irish singer on growing up in Donegal, his father’s early death, and why he still enjoys meeting his fans
His career has spanned four decades: first touring with his sister, the Irish country music star Margo, and then as a solo artist. His debut, The Boy from Donegal, was released in 1984, and he has since achieved 16 Top 10 albums with singles such as What Ever Happened to Old Fashioned Love, Footsteps and Crush on You. My only other memories from that day were that I walked home with Diana Quickhead, a girl whose family came up every summer from Belfast, and was able to buy a block of ice-cream from the post office, as a treat.
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