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Clannad
Clannad
Irish band
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
American country singer
2
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates
3
Tiësto
Tiësto
Dutch recording artist; DJ and record producer
4
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
American musician, songwriter and producer
5
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
American musician
6
The Dubliners
The Dubliners
Irish folk band
7
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard
American musician and songwriter
8
Imelda May
Imelda May
Irish singer
9
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
10
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
American record producer, musician, and songwriter (born 1948)
11
U2
U2
Irish rock band
12
Samuel David Moore
Samuel David Moore
American musician
13
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
American country pop singer
14
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Irish musician, songwriter
15
Don Henley
Don Henley
American singer, lyricist, producer and drummer
16
Hanson
Hanson
American pop-rock band
17
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
English Britpop band
18
Jakob Dylan
Jakob Dylan
American singer and songwriter
19
INXS
INXS
Australian rock band
20
Captain & Tennille
Captain & Tennille
American pop rock duo
21
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
American singer-songwriter and pianist
22
The Police
The Police
English rock band
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
American band
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The Chieftains
The Chieftains
Irish folk band
25
Enya
Enya
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
26
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
American musician and songwriter
27
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
American country music singer
28
The Killers
The Killers
American rock band
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John Berry
John Berry
American country musician
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Philip Lawrence
Philip Lawrence
American singer
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Muse
Muse
English rock band
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Bill Whelan
Bill Whelan
Irish composer
33
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording artist
34
Eagles
Eagles
American country rock band
35
Altan
Altan
Irish band
36
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
37
Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
38
Liam Clancy
Liam Clancy
Irish musician
39
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
American singer-songwriter
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Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Canadian band
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Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio
American country/Christian music band
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Madness
Madness
English ska band
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Sting
Sting
English musician
45
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
American country singer and songwriter (1938-2020)
46
Westlife
Westlife
Irish boy band
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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Sizzla
Sizzla
Jamaican musician
49
Boyzone
Boyzone
Irish boyband
50
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
American vocal harmony group
51
Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Australian singer-songwriter
52
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Scottish-Irish rock band
53
Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
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Inner Circle
Inner Circle
Jamaican reggae group
55
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
56
Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
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David Essex
David Essex
actor, Singer, Song Writer
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
English singer-songwriter
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David Gray
David Gray
British singer-songwriter
60
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge
American vocal group
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Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan
Irish musician
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Olga Tañón
Olga Tañón
Puerto Rican singer
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The Cure
The Cure
English rock band
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Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Puerto Rican singer
66
The Wallflowers
The Wallflowers
American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989
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Billy Idol
Billy Idol
English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor who holds dual British and American citizenship (born 1955)
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The Chicks
The Chicks
American country music group
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Queen
Queen
British rock band (1970-)
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The Script
The Script
Irish pop rock band
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Simply Red
Simply Red
English soul band
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Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Irish rock musician, drummer of U2
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Creed
Creed
American rock band
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Eurythmics
Eurythmics
British music duo
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The Black Keys
The Black Keys
American rock band
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Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
77
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
American hip hop group
78
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
79
Mike McCready
Mike McCready
musician, songwriter
80
Toots and the Maytals
Toots and the Maytals
Jamaican ska/rocksteady band
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Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
British synth-pop duo
82
Take That
Take That
British five-piece vocal pop group
Andrew Strong
Irish actor-singer

Andrew Strong

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Irish actor-singer
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Andrew Strong (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, (where his father lived while performing with showbands), and Naas, County Kildare. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments based on the book by Roddy Doyle. In 1992, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in The Commitments, and with the cast, received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Since then, Strong has released a number of albums, including a platinum disc, and toured with artists including The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Prince, Lenny Kravitz and Bryan Adams.

Strong does not tour with the official tribute act to the Commitments, although he did perform with the original cast for the 20th anniversary concert in the O2 Arena in Dublin in March 2011.