Damien Rice
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Damien Rice was born on December 7, 1970 in Celbridge, Country Kildare, Ireland. His debut album O was incredibly successful and it cemented Rice as a certified musician.
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[edit] About
The former frontman of Juniper, who wrote rock singles such as The World Is Dead and Weatherman, Rice realized that he wanted to go to another direction and quit the band. He moved to Italy and wrote songs, played guitar across Europe until he was able to form a band and get gigs from coffeeshops around the Dublin area. He was able to get enough attention, including his second cousin, David Arnorld and was able to release his debut album, O, for which he won the Shortlist Music Prize in 2003.
Singles from his first record were The Blower's Daughter and Cold Water were both featured in the 2004 Mike NIchols film Closer (starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, and Clive Owen). Other movies that included his songs were Stay, The Girl In The Cafe and I Am David. Cold Water was also featured on hit TV drama series like, E.R., Lost, House, Alias and CSI: Miami. His single Cannoball was featured on other TV series as well, like in The L Word and The OC. The track also made the soundtrack for the feature film In Good Company (starring Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johanssen, and Topher Grace). Rice's singles were a favorite for TV show finales and movie soundtracks, making him popular enough but still not in mainstream music.
Damien Rice, notable for his serious concentration on his music, hurled at DJ Tom Dunne of Petsounds (Today FM) for remixing his single Cannonball for UK radio to make it more radio-friendly. Rice was uhappy with the remix and said that he did not really like it. He stated that he had allowed the remix to go through only if he signed a contract that would forbid anyone from ever remixing one of his songs ever again.
Another banter from Rice was at one of his Autralian gigs. Rice apparently, did not anyone talking during his set. He reportedly shouted at an audience member who was speaking and he'd give him his ticket money, plus parking fee if he left the arena. Also, at a Los Angeles show, Rice commented about how he was displeased with Britney Spears and her date Colin Farrell who talked during his set.
Rice spent 2004 and 2005 recording and writing songs for his follow-up to O. The record has been confirmed by the artistt himself at a recent Toronto concert that it will set to be released in late 2006. His record label, 14th Floor Records, confirmed that his spphomore album, entitled 9, will be released on November 6, 2006.
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | UK Singles Top 40 | World Singles Top 100 | Album |
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| 2004 | Cannonball | 37 | 60 | O |
| Volcano | 20 | 99 | O | |
| 2005 | The Blower's Daughter | 18 | 81 | O |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
2007 Tour Dates
Feb15 Australia Perth Fremantle Theatre
Feb17 Australia Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
Feb19 Australia Melbourne Palais Theatre SOLD OUT!
Feb20 Australia Melbourne Palais Theatre
Feb22 Australia Sydney Enmore Theatre SOLD OUT!
Feb23 Australia Sydney Enmore Theatre SOLD OUT!
Feb25 Australia Brisbane Tivoli Theatre SOLD OUT!
Feb27 New Zealand Auckland St. James Theatre CANCELLED
Mar05 France Lille L'Aeronef
Mar06 France Lyon Le Transbordeur
Mar07 France Bordeaux Rock School Barbey
Mar08 France Nantes L'Olympic CANCELLED
Mar10 France Strasbourg La Laiterie
Mar11 Germany Cologne E-Werk
Mar12 Germany Hamburg Markthalle
Mar14 Austria Vienna WuK CANCELLED
Mar15 Germany Berlin Columbiahalle
Mar16 Germany Munich Herkulesaal
Mar18 Italy Milan Sala Conservatorio Verdi
Mar19 France Paris Le Grand Rex SOLD OUT!
Mar20 Netherlands Tilburg O13 SOLD OUT!
Mar22 Denmark Copenhagen Vega
Mar23 Norway Oslo Scentrum Scene
Mar24 Sweden Stockholm Cirkus SOLD OUT!
Mar26 Belgium Brussels Cirque Royale SOLD OUT!
Mar27 UK London Hammersmith Apollo SOLD OUT!
Mar29 UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall SOLD OUT!
Mar30 UK Manchester Apollo SOLD OUT!
Mar31 UK Edinburgh Usher Hall SOLD OUT!
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[edit] Singles
 Released: July 22, 2003 |
 Released: March 9, 2004 |
 Released: August 31, 2004 |
 Released: October 11, 2005 |
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[edit] Reviews
Damien Rice, one of the most prolific singer/songwriter of his generation. His voice is a definite beauty by itself. The lyrics on all his songs are touching, deep, profound. There is no way you won't forget the tunes of it as well. The single The Blower's Daughter is much too precious not to listen to. I especially love Cannonball and I can almost recite the while lyrics. My favorite show is The OC and I was amazed how this song sounded, and added drama to every heartbreaking scene. I had to buy his album the next day. My verdict, Damien Rice is A-OK.--Angelic biatch 09:01, 22 September 2006 (PDT)
