Name |
Una Healy |
Height |
5' 5" |
Naionality |
Irish |
Date of Birth |
10 October 1981 |
Place of Birth |
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland |
Famous for |
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Una comes from a very musical background and began writing original music and playing guitar at the age of 13. She is an accomplished acoustic] and electric guitarist and also plays some piano.
Una performed her own compositions for her Junior and Leaving Cert music exams achieving Grade A in both. After leaving school she started out fronting a local Rock band in Ireland later deciding to buy her own PA and equipment to gig at every opportunity possible.
Una wrote and recorded her own album and won Ireland`s Glinsk Song Contest in 2004 and again in 2006. Her self-produced EP Sorry was released in Ireland in 2006.
Una represented Republic of Ireland at Eurovision in 2006 as a backing singer for Brian Kennedy.
In 2007 she then joined girlband The Saturdays.
Una won Hottest Female in The Virgin Media Music Awards 2008.