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About the Author
Born in Co. Tipperary in 1945, Brendan Graham’s own life story could well make the subject matter for an inspirational novel of triumph over adversity.
An Industrial Engineer by profession, in 1993 aged 48 Graham was made redundant and, as he describes it, became a ‘songwriter by default’. In two out of the following three years his songs twice won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland.
Then, in 1996, a fictitious historical character who had begun to materialise from his songs landed him in the boardroom of HarperCollins where, to a roomful of executives he told the story that had begun to crystalize around his ‘song-character’. Offered a book deal on the spot, The Whitest Flower was published in 1998, going on to become a best seller and the first in the Ellen Rua Trilogy.
When Norwegian composer, Rolf Lovland read The Whitest Flower, he knew he had found the right person to put the words to his latest melody. The result was ‘You Raise Me Up’, a song which has become a global phenomenon, touching the hearts and minds of people the world over – and, in the process amassing over 100 million sales and over 1 billion internet views.
Brendan Graham, in both his musical and narrative work, has demonstrated an ability to touch the nerve of our humanity, to inspire, to give hope. His written radio pieces for RTE’s Sunday Miscellany, have evoked similar reactions. Renowned world-wide for both the spiritual and historical dimensions to his work, his songs and stories continue to travel, far beyond the half door of his home in the remote mountains and lakes of County Mayo, where he lives.
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