Edward Joseph Friel[1] is a Northern Irish musician and music teacher who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1962. He is a B.Mus. Honours graduate who in 1986 started his professional career as a music teacher. After one year he decided to pursue his talents as a musician and composer in local piano bars at home as well as in Canada and Europe, where he travelled for a year. He has toured with Van Morrison as a piano player and features extensively on Van Morrison's album Hymns to the Silence.

In 1995 he represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dreamin'". The song finished a disappointing 14th place with 44 points; Norway won the contest, breaking the three years Ireland staged the contest.[2]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
My Old Cufflinks
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Eddie Friel
  • Format: CD

Singles

List of singles
Title Year
"Dreamin'" 1995
"Missing You Tonight" 1997

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest Helsinki 2007 | Ireland: Eurovision Song Contest 1995". Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1995 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Friel
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