Imelda May

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About Imelda May

Inspired by the vocal jazz of Billie Holiday, blues singers like Elmore James, and rockabilly icons like Wanda Jackson, Imelda May's sophisticated take on rock plays outside norms of pop culture trends. She won an international fan base as leader of the swing outfit Blue Harlem before making her major-label solo debut with the fiery, rockabilly-steeped Love Tattoo in 2008. It went to number one in her native Ireland. She returned to the top of the charts with 2010's Mayhem and 2014's Tribal. With 2017's Life. Love. Flesh. Blood, May further transformed her sound, embracing a dusky blend of contemporary rock and deeply personal ballads, accented by contributions by Jeff Beck and Jools Holland. Following a 2020 spoken word EP, she returned to her evocative pop sound with 2021's 11 Past the Hour, collaborating with Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, Oasis' Noel Gallagher, and Miles Kane.

HOMETOWN
Dublin, Ireland
BORN
July 10, 1974
GENRE
Rock

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