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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = '''Pzazz'''
| name = '''Pzazz'''
| caption = Right to Left: , [[Fiona McManus]], [[Claire Halligan]], [[Aoife Nic Ardghail]]
|Img = pzazz.jpg
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| origin = [[Ireland]]
|Img_capt = Left to right: [[Mary-Frances Loughran]], [[Fiona McManus]], [[Aoife Nic Ardghail]],[[Claire Halligan]]|
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| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
|Background = group_or_band
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070106204804/http://www.pzazzmusic.com/ Official site]
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|Origin = [[Ireland]]
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|Genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
|Formed = [[2004]]
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|URL = [http://www.pzazzmusic.com/ Official site]
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'''Pzazz''' are a group of young Irish sopranos.<sup>1</sup><br />
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They have released one single, "Daughter of Connolly", which is to be used as the theme song for the upcoming movie "Connolly", a film about [[James Connolly]].<br />
The girls are:<br />
[[Claire Halligan]], <br />
Fiona McManus,<br />
[[Mary-Frances Loughran]],<br />
Aoife Nic Ardghail.<sup>3</sup><br />
This outstanding foursome were not put together on the back of a television reality series. Three of the girls are classically trained sopranos, while aoife had previous success as a semi-clad circus performer. The ladies all have impressive performing experience, with Claire and Fiona appearing on TV, Mary-Frances an actress, singer and dancer who appeared in a number of stage plays and musicals and Aoife who brings a certain uniqueness to live gigs through her juggling and stilt walking exploits.
Pzazz completed their national tour of Ireland in late December 2005 / January 2006.
They received a considerable amount of media attention in Ireland around April/May 2006, when they appeared on several magazines ("[[The Star]]", "[[News of the World]]"), newspapers ("[[The Irish Times]]", "[[Irish Independent]]", "[[Irish Examiner]]"), national radio (BBC Radio Ulster, RTE with Tom McGurk<sup>2</sup>), and television (RTE's "Nationwide").<br /><br />


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'''Pzazz''' are a group of young [[Ireland|Irish]] [[soprano]]s.
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== References: ==

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They have released one single, "Daughter of Connolly", which is to be used as the theme song for the upcoming movie ''Connolly'', a film about [[James Connolly]].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pzazz#_ref-1 [http://www.pzazzmusic.com/ The Pzazz website], <br />

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pzazz#_ref-2 [http://www.rte.ie/radio1/todaywithpatkenny/1032597.html "Today with Pat Kenny"], (Tom McGurk interviewing) <br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pzazz#_ref-3 [http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=798 The Athlone Advertiser]
The women are Claire Halligan and Fiona McManus.<ref>[http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=798 The Athlone Advertiser] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310183509/http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=798 |date=March 10, 2007 }}</ref>

Three of the women are classically trained sopranos. They all had performing experience before joining the group. Halligan had toured and performed with numerous orchestras, appearing on TV and singing and acting in a number of stage productions. McManus had appeared on TV's "[[Popstars]]" and had obtained a music degree from [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]].

Pzazz completed their national tour of Ireland, supporting The [[Celtic Tenors]] in late December 2005/January 2006. They received a considerable amount of media attention in Ireland around April/May 2006, when they appeared in many magazines, for example (''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Star]]'', ''[[News of the World]]''), newspapers (''[[The Irish Times]]'', ''[[Irish Independent]]'', ''[[Irish Examiner]]''), national radio (BBC Radio Ulster, RTÉ with Tom McGurk<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/radio1/todaywithpatkenny/1032597.html "Today with Pat Kenny"], (Tom McGurk interviewing) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227143236/http://www.rte.ie/radio1/todaywithpatkenny/1032597.html |date=December 27, 2007 }}</ref>), and television (RTÉ's "Nationwide", TV3's "Ireland AM") amongst many others.

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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.pzazzmusic.com/ Pzazz Music] - Official Site.<br />
* [http://www.clairehalligan.2itb.com/ Clare Halligan] - The official site for Claire Halligan, a member of Pzazz.


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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070106204804/http://www.pzazzmusic.com/ Pzazz Music] - Official Site.
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 2004]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2004]]
[[Category:Girl groups]]
[[Category:Opera crossover singers]]
[[Category:Sopranos]]
[[Category:Irish girl groups]]

Latest revision as of 23:05, 4 May 2022

Pzazz
OriginIreland
GenresClassical
WebsiteOfficial site

Pzazz are a group of young Irish sopranos.

They have released one single, "Daughter of Connolly", which is to be used as the theme song for the upcoming movie Connolly, a film about James Connolly.

The women are Claire Halligan and Fiona McManus.[1]

Three of the women are classically trained sopranos. They all had performing experience before joining the group. Halligan had toured and performed with numerous orchestras, appearing on TV and singing and acting in a number of stage productions. McManus had appeared on TV's "Popstars" and had obtained a music degree from Trinity College.

Pzazz completed their national tour of Ireland, supporting The Celtic Tenors in late December 2005/January 2006. They received a considerable amount of media attention in Ireland around April/May 2006, when they appeared in many magazines, for example (The Star, News of the World), newspapers (The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner), national radio (BBC Radio Ulster, RTÉ with Tom McGurk[2]), and television (RTÉ's "Nationwide", TV3's "Ireland AM") amongst many others.

References

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  1. ^ The Athlone Advertiser Archived March 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Today with Pat Kenny", (Tom McGurk interviewing) Archived December 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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