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Niamh Parsons (born in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer of contemporary and traditional music. Joining her husband Dee with his band the Loose Connections in 1990, Parsons released two CDs with this band. In 1996 Parsons sang with folk musician Jon Hicks on his album Chasing the Bear. In 1997, the album "Loosen Up" was credited to Niamh Parsons & The Loose Connections. Since then she has toured extensively in Europe and the USA with the Loose Connections, the traditional group Arcady and with Dublin guitarist Graham Dunne, with whom she has been playing since 1999. She has also...

Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945) is an American opera singer. Norman is one of the most admired contemporary opera singers and recitalists, and one of the highest paid performers in classical music. A true dramatic soprano with a majestic stage presence, Norman is associated in particular with the roles of Aïda, Cassandre, Alceste, and Leonora in Fidelio. Norman has been given the nickname 'Just Enormous' for her powerful voice and range. Norman was born in Augusta, Georgia in a family of amateur musicians; her mother a pianist, her father a singer in a local choir. She attended Charles T....