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\u201cI am really honoured to be asked to perform the Irish National Anthem before the fight,\u201d\u00a0says May.\u00a0\u201cI think he\u2019s an incredible athlete and as a proud Dubliner I\u2019ll be rooting for him on the night.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Imelda continues to promote her new album \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019 with the release of new single \u2018Leave Me Lonely\u2019 on October 6th<\/sup>. \u00a0The Top 5 album, which is on course to be one of 2017\u2019s biggest sellers, contains the BBC Radio 2 playlisted singles \u2018Call Me\u2019, \u2018Black Tears\u2019, and \u2018Should\u2019ve Been You\u2019. Imelda\u2019s autumn UK tour includes a headline show at London\u2019s iconic Royal Albert Hall, where Imelda supported The Who in April in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.<\/p>\n
\u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019 was recorded in Nashville and produced by the legendary\u00a0T Bone Burnett<\/strong>. On release, the album topped the UK Americana chart and landed No.5 in the official UK album chart (her second UK top 5) with Imelda\u2019s strongest first sales week ever in the UK. The album also received the best reviews of her career, championed by publications including The Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Q, Daily Mirror and The Sun.<\/p>\n
Imelda has so far promoted \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019 with performances on BBC1\u2019s\u00a0The One Show<\/strong>,\u00a0The Graham Norton Show<\/strong>\u00a0and ITV\u2019s\u00a0Tonight At The London Palladium<\/strong>. She also appeared on Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 show, where she performed a brilliant cover of U2\u2019s \u2018I Still Haven\u2019t Found What I Was Looking For\u2019, and joined The\u00a0Guardian for a webchat<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Imelda May<\/strong>\u00a0has become one of Ireland\u2019s most celebrated female artists. Discovered by Jools Holland, who asked Imelda to support him on tour, Imelda has gone on to perform alongside legendary artists including Lou Reed, Bono and Smokey Robinson and can count high profile artists including\u00a0Bob Dylan<\/strong>(who recently revealed he is a fan of Imelda in a rare interview with Bill Flanagan) and\u00a0Bono<\/strong>\u00a0amongst her fans.<\/p>\n
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