SINÉAD QUINN
Sinéad Quinn (Born 24 March 1980) Is An Irish Singer-Songwriter. She Is Best Known As A Contestant In The First Series Of The Uk Bbc Tv Series "Fame Academy" In 2002. Quinn Did Not Enter The "Fame Academy" In The Same Way As The Other Contestants. The First Eleven Contestants Were Picked By The Shows Judges , But The Final Contestant Was Picked Through A Public Vote In The First Programme Of The Series. Quinn, 'David Sneddon' And 'Paul Macdonald' Sang In This Vote But Quinn Won The Public's Support. She Gained 51% Of The Vote And Won Her Place In The Fame Academy. Quinn Made It To The Final Of The Series Singing A Range Of Songs From Macy Grays "I Try" And Garth Brooks "If Tomorrow Never Comes" To ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" And No Doubts "Don't Speak". In The Final She Was Up Against 'David Sneddon' (Who Had Entered The Academy At A Later Date Due To 'Naomi Roper' Pulling Out Due To Illness) And Lemar Obika. She Finished Second With 2.5 Million Of The 6.5 Million Votes Cast.
Within A Week Of Leaving The Academy, Quinn Signed A &Pound;1 Million, Five Album Record Deal With Mercury Records. Her Debut Single "I Can't Break Down" Was Released 10 February 2003, It Reached Number 2 In The Uk Singles Chart, Being Beaten To The Top Spot By T.A.T.U. The Single Sold Around 70,000 Copies, Finishing In 65th Place For The Top Selling Uk Singles Of 2003. Her Follow Up Single "What You Need Is" Reached Number 19 In The Same Chart And Her Self Written Album "Ready To Run" Peaked At Number 48 In The Uk Albums Chart.