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Highwayman (Lied)

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'''"Highwayman"''' is the title of a song written by American songwriter [[Jimmy Webb]], about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history, a [[highwayman]], a [[sailor]], a construction worker on the [[Hoover Dam]], and finally as a [[Astronaut|star ship captain]].<ref name=HurstH-OS-1985-07-21>Hurst, Hawkeye. - "Waylon and Johnny Walk the Straight and Narrow Together". - ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''. - July 21, 1985.</ref>

==Background==
Webb wrote the song while in a London hotel suite. His suite included a piano, and after he woke up from a dream about being an English [[highwayman]], he went to the piano and started writing the song.<ref>Holmes, Peter. - "Jimmy Webb - The hot seat". - ''[[The Sun-Herald]]''. - September 24, 2000.</ref>

:''"I had a black cape and pistols, and I was definitely a bandit. A highwayman, as it were. I was being chased within an inch of my life by these grenadiers on horseback, and I knew for a fact that if they caught me, they were going to kill me."''
— Jimmy Webb, on the song: "The Highwayman".<ref>Cooper, Peter. - "Webb a master at songwriting". - ''[[The Tennessean]]''. - June 23, 2006.</ref>

He first recorded it for his 1977 album [[El Mirage (Jimmy Webb album)|''El Mirage'']], released that May.

==Glen Campbell version==
Webb then brought the song to [[Glen Campbell]], who recorded it in 1978. But his record label, [[Capitol Records]], wanted him to go in a different direction and record music like the group [[The Knack]].<ref>Burnes, John. - "Campbell is Riding His Success Nicely". - ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''. - June 23, 1988.</ref> Campbell wanted to release the song as a single, but Capitol refused.<ref>"The Express: Legend Glen is no punk". - ''[[Daily Express|The Express]]''. - December 29, 2008.</ref> After recording 30 albums for the only record label he had worked with since 1962, Campbell got up and left the main studios of Capitol, never to return. Although he would record three more albums with Capitol, the relationship was at an end.<ref>Hoekstra, Dave. - "Glen Campbell, The Zelig of Roots Music". - ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. - July 24, 2005.</ref> After disagreeing with the label, he released the song on his 1979 album ''[[Highwayman (Glen Campbell album)|Highwayman]]'', released in October.

==The Highwaymen version==
{{Infobox single 
| Name = Highwayman
| Cover =
| Artist = [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|The Highwaymen]]
| from Album = [[Highwayman (The Highwaymen album)|Highwayman]]
| Released = May 6, 1985
| Format =
| Recorded = 1984
| Genre = [[country music|Country]]
| Length = 3:06
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = [[Jimmy Webb]]
| Producer = [[Chips Moman]]
| Certification =
| Last single =
| This single = "'''Highwayman'''" (1985)
| Next single = "[[Desperados Waiting for a Train]]" (1985)
| Misc =
}}
Campbell then played the song for [[Johnny Cash]]. Webb brought the song to [[Waylon Jennings]] in about 1981, but Jennings, having heard the Campbell version, said "I just couldn't see it then".<ref name=HurstH-OS-1985-07-21 /> Cash, Jennings, [[Willie Nelson]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]] were all together in Switzerland doing a television special and decided that they should do a project together.<ref name=CampbellM-AP-1995-06-16>Campbell, Mary. - "High-powered Highwaymen are musical outlaws". - [[Associated Press]]. - (c/o ''[[The Augusta Chronicle]]''). - June 1, 1995.</ref> In 1984, while the four were recording, [[Marty Stuart]] again played the song for Johnny Cash, saying that it would be perfect for them, four verses, four souls, and four of them.<ref name=HurstH-OS-1986-06-15>Hurst, Hawkeye. - "Marty Stuart Has Come a Long Way to Just Now be Arriving". - ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''. - June 15, 1985.</ref> Campbell then played the song to all four of them, and the quartet had the name for their new [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]], [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|The Highwaymen]], the name of their first album, [[Highwayman (The Highwaymen album)|''Highwayman'']], and the name of their first single. The four thought it was a perfect name for them because they were always on the road and all four had the image of being outlaws in country music.<ref name=CampbellM-AP-1995-06-16 /> In their version of the song, each of the four verses was sung by a different singer: first Nelson, then Kristofferson, Jennings, and finally Cash. Their cover of the Webb song remains the most popular and widely-known of The Highwaymen's songs, being their only song to reach number 1 ("Desperados Waiting for a Train" at number 15 is the next closest).<ref>Complied from data from Allmusic - [http://www.allmusic.com/ allmusic.com] and [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] - [http://www.billboard.com/ billboard.com].</ref> The version by the quartet entered the [[Hot Country Songs]] [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard charts|chart]] on May 18, 1985, rose to number 1, and spent 20 weeks total on the chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1985-09-28/country-songs "Highwayman"]. - [[Hot Country Songs]]. - [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]. - billboard.com.</ref> It finished 1985 as the number 5 country song of the year in terms of airplay.<ref>MacDonald, Patrick. - "Proud Time for Pop". - ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. - December 29, 1985. — "Billboard's Ratings of 1985's Top Pop Music Artists". - ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. - January 1, 1986.</ref>

===Chart positions===
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!align="left"|Chart (1985)
!align="center"|Peak position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks
|align="center"|19
|}

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{{s-bef | before= "[[I'm for Love]]" by [[Hank Williams, Jr.]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] number-one single
| years=August 17, 1985}}
{{s-aft | rows=2 | after= "[[Real Love (Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers song)|Real Love]]" by [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Kenny Rogers]]}}
{{s-bef | before= "[[40 Hour Week (For a Livin')]]" by [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks number-one single
| years=August 24, 1985}}
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==Awards==
The version by The Highwaymen earned songwriter Jimmy Webb a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Awards of 1986|1985]]'s [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|"Best Country Song"]].<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=Highwayman&winner=&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 "Highwayman"]. - [[Grammy Awards]]. - c/o grammy.com.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Spirit in the Night

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{{Infobox single
| Name = Spirit in the Night
| Cover = Spirit in the Night label.jpg
| Artist = [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| Album = [[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]
| B-side = "[[For You (Bruce Springsteen song)|For You]]"
| Released = May 1973
| track_no = 8
| Format =
| Recorded = August–September 1972 [[914 Sound Studios]], [[Blauvelt, New York]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 5:00
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Writer = Bruce Springsteen
| Producer = [[Mike Appel]], [[Jim Cretecos]]
| Last single = "[[Blinded by the Light]]"
| This single = "'''Spirit in the Night'''"
| Next single = "[[Born to Run (song)|Born to Run]]"
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]
| Released = January 5, 1973
| Producer = [[Mike Appel]], [[Jim Cretecos]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "[[For You (Bruce Springsteen song)|For You]]"
| prev_no = 7
| this_track = "'''Spirit in the Night'''"
| track_no = 8
| next_track = "[[It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City]]"
| next_no = 9
}}
}}

{{Infobox single
| Name = Spirits in the Night
| Cover =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]]
| Album = [[Nightingales and Bombers]]
| A-side =
| B-side = "As Above So Below Part 2"
| Released = 1975
| Format = [[Vinyl record|7"]]
| Recorded = 1975 at The Workhouse, London
| Producer = Manfred Mann and Earth Band
| Genre = [[Progressive rock]]
| Length = 6:27 (album version)
3:15 (single edit)
| Label = [[Bronze Records]]
| Writer = [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| Producer = [[Manfred Mann]] and the Earth Band
| Last single = "Be Not Too Hard"
| This single = "'''Spirits in the Night'''" (1975)
| Next single = "[[Blinded by the Light]]" (1976)
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Nightingales and Bombers]]
| Released = August 22, 1975
| Producer = Manfred Mann and Earth Band
| Type = single
| this_track = "'''Spirits in the Night'''"
| track_no = 1
| next_track = "Countdown"
| next_no = 2
}}
}}

"'''Spirit in the Night'''" is a song written and originally recorded by New Jersey based singer/songwriter [[Bruce Springsteen]] for his debut album ''[[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]'' (1973). It was also the second single released from the album. A cover version performed by [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]] was released on the album ''[[Nightingales and Bombers]]'' and as a Top 40 single.

==Original version==

The original version of "Spirit in the Night" was released on Bruce Springsteen's debut album, ''[[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]''. It was one of the last songs to be written and recorded for ''Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' Springsteen had recorded 10 other tracks for the album, but [[Clive Davis]], president of the record label that was releasing the album, was concerned that the recorded tracks did not have enough commercial appeal.<ref name=base>{{cite web|title=BruceBase Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.|url=http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/Greetings+From+Asbury+Park+-+Studio+Sessions|accessdate=2008-09-05}}</ref><ref name=tough1>{{cite book|title=Tougher Than the Rest|author=Sawyers, J.|year=2006|pages=3–5|isbn=978-0-8256-3470-3}}</ref> As a result, Springsteen quickly wrote and recorded two additional songs: "Spirit in the Night" and "[[Blinded by the Light]]".<ref name=base/><ref name=tough1/> Because these songs were added so late in the recording process, several of Springsteen's band members were unavailable to record these two songs. As a result, the recording lineup for "Spirit in the Night" was limited to [[Vini Lopez]] on drums, [[Clarence Clemons]] on [[saxophone]], and Springsteen himself playing all other instruments.<ref name=base/> Although "Spirit in the Night" was one of the last songs written for the album, it did grow out of an earlier version of the song that Springsteen had played live prior to receiving his recording contract.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen|author=Rob Kirkpatrick|page=11|year=2007|isbn=0-275-98938-0}}</ref>

Although most of the songs on ''Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' were packed with lyrics to the extent that sometimes they overwhelm the musical arrangements,<ref name=born>{{cite book|title=Born to Run|author=Marsh, D.|pages=66–74|year=1981|isbn=0-440-10694-X}}</ref> "Spirit in the Night" has been described as the one song on the album on which the music and narrative fit together.<ref name=kirk>{{cite book|title=The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen|author=Rob Kirkpatrick|pages=17–18|year=2007|isbn=0-275-98938-0}}</ref> Clemons' sax playing and Lopez' drumming match the freedom and ebullience described in the lyrics.<ref name=kirk/> The lyrics themselves describe a group of teenagers — Wild Billy, Hazy Davy, Crazy Janey, Killer Joe, G-Man and Mission Man, who is the person in the song telling the story — going to a spot called "Greasy Lake" near "[[New Jersey Route 88|Route 88]]" for a night of freedom, sex, and drinking.<ref name=born/><ref name=tough>{{cite book|title=Tougher Than the Rest|author=Sawyers, J.|year=2006|pages=9–10|isbn=978-0-8256-3470-3}}</ref> But although their escape to the freedom of Greasy Lake is short lived, the emphasis is on the friends' togetherness.<ref name=born/>

The follow-up album to ''Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'', ''[[The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle]]'', features a song entitled "Wild Billy's Circus Story".

=== Live performance ===
Although the release of the song as a single was unsuccessful in the U.S., "Spirit in the Night" has remained a live favorite in Springsteen concerts.<ref name=humph>{{cite book|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Bruce Springsteen|author=Humphries, P.|page=6|year=1996|isbn=0-7119-5304-X}}</ref> Live versions of the song have appeared on the live CD ''[[Live/1975–85]]'' and on both the CD and video versions of ''[[Hammersmith Odeon London '75]]''. A version with Springsteen playing the song solo on piano appears on the DVD [[Live in Barcelona]]. This version is memorable as Springsteen has to start the third verse over again after playing the wrong chords on piano. The studio version of the song was released on the compilation album ''[[The Essential Bruce Springsteen]]''.

==Personnel==
*Bruce Springsteen - vocals, bass, piano, congas, hand claps
*Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez - drums, backing vocals, hand claps
*Clarence Clemons - saxophone, backing vocals, hand claps
*David Sancious - organ

==Manfred Mann's Earth Band version==

[[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]] covered "Spirit in the Night" for their album ''[[Nightingales and Bombers]]'', with the title "Spirits in the Night" shown on the album but "Spirit in the Night" on the single. The Manfred Mann version differs from Springsteen's version mostly in its arrangement, relying heavily on keyboards and using different harmonies in the chorus. The single, featuring Mick Rogers on vocals, peaked at #97 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1976. The following year, Manfred Mann's Earth Band again released the song as a single, this time with vocals by [[Chris Thompson (English musician)|Chris Thompson]]. That version reached ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Billboard Hot 100|Top 40]], peaking at #40.<ref name=humph/><ref>{{cite web|title=The Billboard Hot 100 Spirit in the Night June 18, 1977|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1977-06-18/hot-100|accessdate=2008-09-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> This version was released as a bonus track on the 2004 CD release of ''[[The Roaring Silence]].'' "Spirit in the Night" was to be the first of three songs from the ''[[Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.]]'' album that Manfred Mann would cover — the others being their #1 hit "[[Blinded by the Light]]" and "[[For You (Bruce Springsteen song)|For You]]."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of Bruce Springsteen|author=Humphries, P.|pages=4–6|year=1996|isbn=0-7119-5304-X}}</ref>

==Greasy Lake==

Although Greasy Lake, where the action takes place, is a mythical place, drummer [[Vini Lopez]] has stated that it is actually a composite of two locations that band members used to visit. One was [[Lake Carasaljo]], near the intersection of [[U.S. Route 9]] and [[New Jersey Route 88]] in [[Lakewood, New Jersey]]. The other was a swampy lake near [[Garden State Parkway]] exit 88.<ref name=kirk/>

The Greasy Lake in the song inspired a short story named "Greasy Lake" by [[T.C. Boyle]].<ref name=tough/> Like Springsteen's characters, Boyle's characters are restless and looking to party, although they have a more dangerous edge than Springsteen's.<ref name=tough/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://brucespringsteen.net/songs/SpiritInTheNight.html Lyrics & Audio clips from Brucespringsteen.net]
* {{MetroLyrics song|bruce-springsteen|spirit-in-the-night}}

{{Bruce Springsteen}}

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Gogi Grant

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[[File:Gogi Grant.jpg|thumb|'''Gogi Grant''']]

'''Gogi Grant''' (born September 20, 1924) is an [[United States|American]] [[popular music|popular]] [[singing|singer]]. She is best known for her long-running classic #1 hit, "The Wayward Wind".

==Life and career==
Grant was born '''Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg''' in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. At the age of 12, she moved to [[Los Angeles, California]], where she attended Venice High School. In [[California]], she won a teenage singing contest and appeared on [[television]] talent shows. In 1952 she began to record, using first the name "Audrey Brown" and later "Audrey Grant." She was given the name "Gogi" by Dave Kapp, the head of [[A&R|Artists and Repertory]] at [[RCA Records]], who liked to patronize a restaurant called "Gogi's LaRue."

In 1955 she signed with a small record company, [[Era Records]], and had her first [[Top 40|top ten]] [[chart-topper|hit]] with "[[Suddenly There's a Valley]]." [[1956 in music|The next year]], she had an even bigger hit, reaching ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 's #1 position, with "[[The Wayward Wind]]" and holding there for a then record eight weeks. The song sold over one million copies in the [[United States]] alone, and peaked at #9 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 234}}</ref> She was voted the most popular female vocalist by ''Billboard'' magazine. This single returned to the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in 1961.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gogi grant|bio=true}} "The same year, Grant was voted Most Popular Female Vocalist by Billboard magazine. But despite all the accolades, Grant was unable to follow up her lone hit despite releasing five albums in a two-year span, between 1957 and 1959. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide"</ref>

In 1957, she supplied the vocals for [[Ann Blyth]]'s portrayal of [[Helen Morgan]] in the biographical [[film]], ''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]''. The [[soundtrack]] occasioned her return to RCA (the soundtrack album climbed to #25 in the Billboard [[Billboard Top 200|album chart]]), where she had a minor hit the following year with "Strange Are the Ways of Love." Moreover, she was signed to star in ''[[The Big Beat]]'' in the spring of 1957. The film, which featured musical performances by the [[Cal Tjader]] Quintet, [[George Shearing]], and the [[Del Vikings]], was produced and directed by William Cowan and released in February 1958.

In 1958, Grant was one of the three solo singers featured in the first stereo LP of the classic musical ''[[Show Boat]]''. The other solo singers were [[Howard Keel]], who had appeared in the [[Show Boat (1951 film)|1951 film version of the show]], and [[Anne Jeffreys]].<ref>[http://www.castalbumdb.com/rec.cfm?RNumber=1042 ''Show Boat'' cast album]</ref>

Although she made [[album]]s and appeared on [[television]] into the 1960s, her popularity declined and she initially retired from singing in 1967 after a final U.S. chart single, "The Sea" (top 20 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart). Nevertheless, an album of hers was released in [[United Kingdom|UK]] some [[1987 in music|20 years later]]. In 2004, aged 80, she made an appearance on the PBS 1950s pop music special ''Magic Moments'' and sang "The Wayward Wind."

Grant was still performing as of 2010; she headlined with [[The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies]] in Palm Springs, California. One of her more notable appearances of more recent years was with the Follies on December 31, 2006.

==Hit recordings==
*"[[Suddenly There's a Valley]]" (1955)
*"[[The Wayward Wind]]" (1956)
*"[[When The Tide Is High]]" (1956)
*"[[Who Are We (song)|Who Are We]]" (1956)
*"[[You're In Love (1956 song)|You're In Love]]" (1956)
*"[[Strange Are the Ways of Love]]" (1958)

==Album discography==
*''Suddenly There's Gogi Grant'' (Era US, London UK, 1957)
*''The Helen Morgan Story'' (original soundtrack - RCA Victor, 1958)
*''Welcome To My Heart'' (RCA Victor, 1958)
*''Torch Time'' (RCA Victor, 1958)
*''Show Boat'' & [[Howard Keel]], [[Anne Jeffreys]] (RCA Victor, 1958)
*''Kiss me Kate'' & [[Howard Keel]], [[Anne Jeffreys]] (RCA Victor 1959)
*''Granted it's Gogi'' (RCA Victor, 1959)
*''If You Want To Get To Heaven, Shout'' (Liberty, 1960)
*''City Girl In The Country'' (CRC-Charter, 1964)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0335423}}
*Gogi Grant bio on [http://www.icebergradio.com/performer/24360 The Iceberg] site
*Gogi Grant bio on [http://www.tsimon.com/grant.htm Tom Simon] site

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Benutzer:Hawei/Eleanor McEvoy

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| name = Eleanor McEvoy
| image = Eleanor McEvoy promo picture.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|01|22|df=yes}}
| background = solo_singer
| alias =
| origin = [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]
| genre = Rock/folk
| years_active = 1990 – present
| label = [[Geffen Records]] 1992-1995 [[Columbia Records]] 1995-2000 [[Market Square Records]] 2000-2002 Moscodisc 2002-present
| associated_acts =
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'''Eleanor McEvoy''' (born 22 January 1967) is one of [[Ireland]]'s most accomplished contemporary [[singer/songwriter]]s.<ref name="Northern Irish Music Commission">{{cite web|url=http://www.nimusic.com/shownews.asp?id=518|title=Singer/Songwriter|author=|publisher=NIMIC|date=}}</ref> McEvoy composed the song "Only A Woman's Heart", title track of ''[[A Woman's Heart]]'', the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eleanor mcevoy|bio=true}}|title=Only A Woman's Heart|author=|publisher=Billboard.com|date=}}</ref>

==Biography==
McEvoy's life as a musician began at the age of four when she began playing piano. At the age of eight she took up violin. Upon finishing school she attended [[Trinity College, Dublin]] where she studied music by day and worked in pit orchestras and music clubs by night.

McEvoy graduated from Trinity with an Honors Degree in music, and spent four months busking in [[New York City]]. In 1988 she was accepted into the [[RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra]] where she spent four years before leaving to concentrate on songwriting.

She built up a following in clubs in [[Dublin]] with her three piece band, Jim Tate on bass, Noel Eccles on drums, and latterly Bill Shanley on guitar.

During a solo date in July 1992, she performed a little-known, self-penned song, "Only a Woman's Heart". [[Mary Black]], of whose band McEvoy was a member, was in the audience and invited her to add the track to an album of Irish female artists. The album was subsequently titled ''[[A Woman's Heart]]'' and the track was released as the lead single.

A few days before ''A Woman's Heart'' was released, Tom Zutaut A & R from [[Geffen Records]], who had previously signed [[Guns & Roses]], [[Motley Crew]], and [[Edie Brickell]], offered McEvoy a worldwide recording deal after watching her perform at The Baggot Inn in [[Dublin]].

The album went on to sell over three-quarters of a million copies in Ireland alone and was (and remains) the biggest selling [[Irish Albums Chart|Irish]] album of all time.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eleanor mcevoy|bio=true}}|title=Only A Woman's Heart|author=|publisher=Billboard.com|year=2007}}</ref>

''[[Eleanor McEvoy (album)|Eleanor McEvoy]]'', the self-titled debut offering, recorded in [[Windmill Lane Studios]], was released in February 1993, and tours in the [[United States]], [[Asia]], and [[Europe]] followed. Back on Irish soil, McEvoy was awarded Best New Artist, Best New Performer, and Best Songwriter Awards by the Irish entertainment and music industries. In 2011 Portuguese singer Luis Represas included a lovely version of ''Go Now'' from McEvoy's eponymous album on his recording ''Reserva Especial''.

As she began writing her second album, Tom Zutaut departed [[Geffen Records]], so when [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] U.S. offered her a new deal, she jumped ship and began working on a new, edgier second album, which would eventually be titled ''[[What's Following Me?]]'' The album was released in 1996 and the sound was louder and grungier that her debut. The single "Precious Little" built to a Top-10 radio hit in the [[United States]], giving McEvoy the exposure she needed for a headline tour of the U.S. She was invited to contribute of a number of movie and TV soundtracks.

At home, the success of ''A Woman's Heart'' continued to overshadow McEvoy's solo work and fans of the mammoth hit were disappointed with the rock elements of the second album and those that might have identified with her bittersweet lyrics, sensual vocals, and loud guitars turned a blind eye to the album.

McEvoy released her third album ''[[Snapshots (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Snapshots]]'' in 1999. Her primary goal was to make ''Snapshots'' her most song-oriented album to date. Toward that goal, McEvoy hooked up with legendary producer [[Rupert Hine]] (who worked with [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Suzanne Vega]], and [[Duncan Sheik]]) and recorded the album at Rupert’s “Chateau de la Tour de Moulin” and then in Metropolis Studios in [[London]]. The extensive use of drum loops was a complete change in style from her previous work.

The album was greeted by rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. ”... her sophisticated voice and compassionate seasoned lyrics ... make Eleanor McEvoy’s album a gem....” declared [[The Boston Globe]],<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/|title=Snapshots|author=|publisher=Boston Globe|date=}}</ref> while [[The Sunday Times]] described it as “her strongest album to date, with well appointed social comment topics...McEvoy’s take on matters emotional also hits pay dirt with the likes of the excellent 'Did You Tell Him?'"<ref name="The Sunday Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news//|title=Snapshots|author=|publisher=The Sunday Times|date= | location=London}}</ref> However [[Columbia Records]] had been unprepared for the complete stylistic change and relations between the company and McEvoy became strained. Despite this, a sell-out, 24-date tour of the [[United States]] accompanied the release of ''Snapshots'' in the summer of 1999, followed by the "Snapshots Unplugged" tour March–April 2000, which culminated in a performance in [[Boulder, Colorado]] accompanied by the E Town Band where she duetted with [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]].

By 2000 McEvoy found herself increasingly entwined in record company red tape, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] had bought her first album ''Eleanor McEvoy'' from [[Geffen Records]], but were refusing to release it. Neither ''What's Following Me?'' nor ''Snapshots'' had set the sales charts on fire, and McEvoy’s public perception, particularly in Ireland, was caught in a limbo state between rock and folk, with "A Woman’s Heart" and its many incarnations still lurking in the back of the minds of the record-buying public.

Increasingly McEvoy started to work on outside projects. The [[Bert Jansch]] tribute album ''People On The Highway – A Bert Jansch Encomium'' (Market Square Records catalog number MSMCD106, Koch, September 2000) saw a newly recorded version of Jansch’s song about [[Sandy Denny]], "Where Did My Life Go?", recorded by McEvoy especially for the album. Participating artists included [[Al Stewart]], [[Roy Harper]], [[Bernard Butler]], [[Donovan]], and [[Ralph McTell]].

As the century closed, McEvoy had had enough of major-label involvement, making the decision to take the fourth album and head down the independent road. [[Yola (Album)|Yola]] was a turning point in McEvoy’s musical direction. Released in 2001, it reflected the acoustic, jazz-influenced style she had developed on stage with Brian Connor. For McEvoy it was a new departure and one that found favour with music media. Irish Music Press described it as .... "her finest album", "a brave rejection of the predictable", "musically daring....beautifully atmospheric". International press lauded it as "a back to basics triumph", "beautifully restrained", "a classic", and "McEvoy’s best release to date". Extensive touring throughout the U.S. and the UK followed. In 2002 ''[[Yola (album)|Yola]]'' was named "Record of the Year" by Hi-Fi+ Magazine.<ref name="Hi-Fi+ Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://hifiplus.com|title=Record of the Year|author=|publisher=Hi-Fi+ Magazine|date=}}</ref>

March 2004 saw the release of ''[[Early Hours]]'' (Market Square MSM51SACD128, distributor RSK/BMG), produced by McEvoy and Brian Connor. The album featured McEvoy on vocals, guitar, and fiddle; Connor on piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, and keyboards; Liam Bradley on kit percussion and backing vocals; Calum McColl on guitars and backing vocals; Nicky Scott on bass; and Lindley Hamilton on trumpets. The style differed from McEvoy's previous work, taking on a jazz/blues feel for many of the songs. ''Early Hours'' continued the high-quality audio work that had been established with ''Yola''. This album was the first to use TiMax (unique audio imaging) technology, mixed in 5.1 surround-sound onto multi-channel [[Super Audio CD]] (SACD). ''Early Hours'' was voted Best Contemporary Album 2004-2005, by Irish Music Magazine Readers Poll.<ref name="Irish Music Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/|title=Best Contemporary Album 2004-2005|author=|publisher=Irish Music Magazine|date=}}</ref>

McEvoy continued to tour with Brian Connor until April 2005. She then began performing solo, accompanying herself on bass guitar, electric guitar, mandolin and violin.

Her sixth album, ''[[Out There (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Out There]]'', was recorded in The Grange Studio in Norfolk and released in early 2007. It was self-penned, self-produced and featured McEvoy all of the instruments with the exception of a guitar part on “Quote I Love You Unquote” played by [[Dave Rotheray]] (ex-[[Beautiful South]]) and the drumming of Liam Bradley ([[Van Morrison]], Ronan Keeting) on three tracks. On track 5, ''Vigeland's Dream'', McEvoy eloquently describes a walk she once took in Vigeland Sculputre Park which is a part of [[Frogner Park]] (Frognerparken), a public park located in the borough of [[Frogner]], in [[Oslo]], Norway. McEvoy toured the album extensively in Britain, Ireland, [[Spain]] and [[Australia]] throughout 2007 and early 2008. In 2007 ''Out There'' brought McEvoy her second "Record of the Year" award from Hi-Fi+ Magazine.<ref name="Hi-Fi+ Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://hifiplus.com"|title=Record of the Year |author=|publisher=Hi-Fi+ Magazine|date=}}</ref>

''[[Love Must Be Tough]]'' (MOSCD404, released 2008), her seventh album, is a departure from previous albums, where all the songs were typically her own. Half of this album features songs by other writers. Typically these songs were written by men and sung by men, but were about women. When sung by a woman, with the minimum of alteration to the lyrics, the words tell a new story. It revels in gender juxtaposition.

Recorded with the South King Street Band, with arrangements by Peter Beckett, ''Love Must Be Tough'' opens with [[The Rolling Stones]]'s "Mother’s Little Helper". The opening line, “what a drag it is getting old", sets the tone of the entire collection.

The title track, "Love Must Be Tough", written by McEvoy and U.S. legend [[Johnny Rivers]] during a late-night songwriting session in Killarney, is a nugget of West-Coast Americana. The lead single, "Old, New, Borrowed and Blue", penned by McEvoy and long-time friend [[Dave Rotheray]] ([[Beautiful South]]/[[Homespun]]), is a twist on the jaundiced over-optimism of the standard wedding song. Another track by the duo, "The Night May Still Be Young, But I Am Not", is also on the album. In 2008 McEvoy received her third "Record of the Year" award from Hi-Fi+ Magazine.<ref name="Hi-Fi+ Magazine">{{cite web|url=http://hifiplus.com"|title=Record of the Year|author=|publisher=Hi-Fi+ Magazine|date=}}</ref>

In 2007 McEvoy was awarded "Best Traditional Act" at the 7th annual Big Buzz Awards. Awards are voted for entirely by the general public, and are designed to recognise the outstanding achievements and the amazing talent within the Irish entertainment scene.<ref name="The Big Buzz">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbuzzawards.com/about"|title=Best Traditional Act|author=|publisher=The Big Buzz|date=}}</ref>

In 2008 McEvoy toured from January to November in the UK, Australia, Spain, [[Germany]], [[Poland]], and Ireland, with additional one-off dates in the Far East and elsewhere in [[Europe]], including an appearance at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] in June 2008.

On 21 November 2008, "Easy In Love" from the album ''Love Must Be Tough'' was released as a single to highlight McEvoy's recent visit to [[Uganda]] on behalf of [[Oxfam]] Ireland.

McEvoy's album ''[[Singled Out (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Singled Out]]'' was released on 28 September 2008. The album is a compilation of singles taken from McEvoy's four award-winning, independently released albums. Three of the albums, ''Yola'', ''Out There'', and ''Love Must Be Tough'', received the coveted Album of the Year Award from Hi-Fi+ Magazine.<ref name="Hi-Fi+ Magazine"/>
''Early Hours'' was voted Best Contemporary Album 2004-2005 by Irish Music Magazine Readers Poll.<ref name="Irish Music Magazine"/> The album includes "Did I Hurt You" and "Isn't It a Little Late" from McEvoy's double [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] single, the world's first single to be released on SACD format.<ref name="SingSong">{{cite web|url=http://www.singsongpr.biz/msm_case1.htm|title=First SACD Single|author=|publisher=SingSong|date=}}</ref>
''Singled Out'' includes one new song, "Oh Uganda", which was written by McEvoy after her visit to Northern Uganda as part of her support for the work of ''Oxfam Unwrapped''.

''[[I'd Rather Go Blonde]]'', released 20 September 2010, is McEvoy's eighth album. Never one to shy away from the big issues, this album sees McEvoy tackling themes such as alienation, hypocrisy, recent Irish history and romance. As McEvoy says herself, “I always try to express myself clearly and honestly. I was the odd one, the tubby girl with glasses who had to go to violin lessons after school. The ray of sunlight was the radio with its music. The escape was learning to sing and play instruments and play with others and write and just get out there." The album has been met with glowing reviews including the five-star review in 2010 Maverick Magazine: "This absolutely stunning album, has been a real find – one of the most compelling female singer-songwriters I've heard in a long time."<ref name= "I'd Rather Go Blonde Review">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.maverick-country.com/"|title=''I'd Rather Go Blonde'' Review|magazine=Maverick Magazine|page=72|date = September 2010}}</ref>

''[[Alone (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Alone]]'', McEvoy's ninth album, released 12 September 2011, is a collection of twelve stripped-down solo numbers. Says McEvoy, "“There was a time when I was stranded in a long gap between tour dates and, with time to kill, I headed for the peace of The Grange; a small studio tucked away in the Norfolk countryside." The product of those tranquil sessions is an album of incredibly haunting performances, up close, personal, and timeless. This is McEvoy in her most intimate setting, running through the journey of her writing and singing career.

==Only A Woman's Heart==

"Only A Woman's Heart" written by McEvoy is the title song of the album ''[[A Woman's Heart]]'' which went on to sell over three-quarters of a million copies in Ireland alone and was (and remains) the biggest selling [[Irish Albums Chart|Irish]] album of all time.<ref name="Billboard"/>

The song "Only A Woman's Heart" has been covered by a number of artists including:
*[[Emmylou Harris]] with [[Mary Black]] on Black's 1996 album ''Wonder Child''
*[[Phil Coulter]] on his 2005 album ''Recollections''
*French Canadian singer [[Isabelle Boulay]]. Boulay's version appeared on her album ''[[De retour à la source]]'', which was nominated as one of the five finalists for the 2008 [[Juno Awards]] for the category "Francophone Album of The Year".
*''Les mejores canciones dance del Siglo XX - Vol. 11'', 2011
*[[Celtic Woman]] 2012 album ''[[Celtic Woman: Believe]]''

"Only A Woman's Heart" also has a page and half mention in [[Charles Webb (author)|Charles Webb]]'s book ''New Cardiff'' which was made into the movie ''[[Hope Springs (2012 film)|Hope Springs]]''. Webb's book ''The Graduate'' was the basis for the award winning film ''[[The Graduate]]''.

2012 marks the twentieth anniversary of ''A Woman's Heart'' . The anniversary was celebrated with four sold-out performances at the [[Olympia Theatre (Dublin)|Olympia Theatre]] in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Eleanor McEvoy, [[Mary Coughlan (singer)|Mary Coughlan]], [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Dolores Keane]], [[Wallis Bird]], and Hermione Hennessy were on the bill. Further anniversary concerts are being planned.

In April 2012 Kiera Murphy produced at documentary entitled ''Our Woman's Hearts''<ref>http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/documentary-podcast-womans-heart.html</ref> which explores how ''[[A Woman's Heart]]'' came about, why it became so popular, as well as the effect it has had on three generations of women. The documentary is a part of [[RTÉ Radio 1]]'s series ''Documentary on One''.

''[[The Secret of Living (single)|The Secret of Living]] '' written by McEvoy was released in July 2012 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the iconic ''A Woman’s Heart''. The song is performed by McEvoy, Mary Coughlan, [[Sharon Shannon]], [[Gemma Hayes]], and Hermione Hennessey. In a review from ''[[Hot Press]]'', ''The Secret of Living'' was described as a classy new single from the ''A Woman's Heart'' group.<ref name="Hot Press">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/9056489.html|title=New Woman's Heart gig and single|author=|publisher=Hot Press.com|date=1 August 2012}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''[[If You Leave...]]'' - Moscodisc (MOSCOD4010) March 2010 Produced by Eleanor McEvoy and Mick O'Gorman; mixed by Ciaran Byrne and Mick O'Gorman; mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios; front cover by [[Tim Staffell]].
* ''[[Alone (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Alone]]'' – Moscodisc (MOSCD409) September 2011 Produced by Mick O'Gorman, Eleanor McEvoy, recorded by Dave Williams and Ciaran Byrne; mixed by Ciaran Byrne and Mick O'Gorman; mastered by Ian Cooper.

* ''[[I'd Rather Go Blonde]]'' – Moscodisc (MOSCD408) September 2010 Produced by Mick O'Gorman, Eleanor McEvoy, and Peter Beckett; recorded by Ciaran Byrne; mixed by Ruadhri Cushnan; mastered by Ian Cooper.

* ''[[Singled Out (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Singled Out]]'' – Moscodisc (MOSCD406) September 2009 Various Producers

* ''[[Love Must Be Tough]]'' – Moscodisc (MOSCD404) February 2008 Produced by Peter Beckett and Mick O'Gorman

* ''[[Out There (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Out There]]'' – Moscodisc (MOSACD 303) September 2006 Produced by Mick O'Gorman and Eleanor McEvoy

* ''[[Early Hours]]'' – Moscodisc / Market Square (MSM1SACD128) 2004 Produced by Brian Connor & Eleanor McEvoy

* ''[[Eleanor McEvoy 'Special Edition']]'' – Market Square (MSMCD127) 2003 {Remastered Geffen album (see below) with 4 extra tracks.} Produced by Pat Moran.

* ''[[Yola (Album)|Yola]]'' – Mosco (EMSACD1) 2001 Produced by Eleanor McEvoy and Brian Connor.

* ''[[Snapshots (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Snapshots]]'' – Columbia Records (CK494598.2) 1999 Produced by Rupert Hine

* ''[[What's Following Me?]]'' – Columbia Records (484233.2) 1996 Produced by Eleanor McEvoy and Kevin Moloney

* ''[[Eleanor McEvoy (album)|Eleanor McEvoy]]'' – Geffen Records (GEFC/GEFD24606)1993 Produced by Pat Moran. No longer available replaced by Special Edition (see above)

==Music in film and TV==

===Feature and Independent films===

* McEvoy sang [[Bill Whelan]]'s song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNwKYgalaFc The Seabird]" in ''[[Some Mother's Son]]'' starring [[Helen Mirren]], director [[Terry George]] written by [[Jim Sheridan]] and [[Terry George]].

* The song "I Hear You Breathing In" features in ''[[How To Cheat In The Leaving Certificate]]'' starring Mick Lally and Mary McEvoy.

* The song "Whisper a Prayer to the Moon" features in ''[[The Nephew]]'' starring [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Donal McCann]], [[Sinéad Cusack]], and Niall Tobin.

* The song "I Hear You Breathing In" features in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg2gO-r2fd8c El vuelo del tren]'' "The Magic of Hope" which was selected by the European Film Promotion in 2012 and nominated to four ASECAN Awards in 2012 and by the Galway Film Fleadh. <ref name="Culturefox.ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.culturefox.ie/event/spanish-new-directors-film-series/16888.aspx|title=Magic of Hope|year=2013}}</ref> (director Paco Torres, 2009).

===Television===

* The [[HBO]] series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' featured the song "All I Have", written by [[Caroline Lavelle]] and McEvoy.

* "A Glass Unkissed" from the 1996 album ''[[What's Following Me?]]'' appeared in television network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]’s popular series ''[[Clueless (TV series)|Clueless]]''.

* American Network PBS’s documentary ''In Our Own Voice'' features "Easy To Lose Hope" from McEvoy's 1999 album ''[[Snapshots (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Snapshots]]''. The song, produced by [[Rupert Hine]], is about murdered journalist [[Veronica Guerin]].

* "All I Have" from the 1999 album ''Snapshots'' was featured on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]’s ''[[One Life to Live]]'', a long-running daytime-TV soap opera.

* McEvoy’s song "Only A Woman's Heart" appeared in Irish Network [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTE]]’s popular soap ''[[Glenroe]]''.

* "Days Roll By" from ''[[Early Hours]]'' (Moscodisc 2004) appears in ''[[Fair City]]'', a popular soap about daily life in a [[Dublin]] city.

==Super Audio and vinyl==
McEvoy's fourth album ''[[Yola (Album)|Yola]]'' drew favourable attention from the [[Hi-Fi]] press and market as one of the first original titles recorded specifically for [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]. With the collaboration of sound designer Mick O’Gorman, the world’s first-ever SACD single "Did I Hurt You" (Market Square MSMSACD114) was released from the same album. To this day ''Yola'' is regarded as a [[Hi-Fi]] industry standard and is used by high-end audio companies to test speakers.

Releasing on [[compact disc]], [[Super Audio CD|SACD]], and [[LP album|vinyl]], McEvoy's albums have won many audio awards. ''[[Early Hours]]'' was the first to use TiMax (unique audio imaging) technology, mixed in 5.1 surround-sound onto multi-channel SACD. McEvoy's album ''[[Love Must Be Tough]]'' was named Album of the Year by ''Hi-Fi Plus'', the prestigious UK publication, and was released on vinyl in August 2008 by Diverse Vinyl in the UK.

==Other projects==

; OXFAM

In October 2008 at the invitation of [[Oxfam]] Ireland, McEvoy visited Uganda. Travelling throughout the [[Kitgum]] region of Northern Uganda, she experienced first hand the benefits of Oxfam Ireland Unwrapped, an initiative that sends meaningful presents like clean drinking water, school books and vegetable gardens to developing countries throughout [[Africa]]. This visit provided the inspiration for a new song "Oh Uganda".

; Midge Ure

[[Midge Ure]]’s top-twenty album ''Breathe'' features McEvoy on three tracks, "Fallen Angel", "Fields of Fire" and "Lay My Body Down". McEvoy contributed the [[Irish Gaelic|Gaelic]] lyrics on "Fallen Angel". The album was produced by Richard Feldman.

; RTÉ Concert Orchestra

In 2005, the [[RTE Concert Orchestra]] commissioned arrangements for 16 of McEvoy’s compositions to be performed at a concert in August 2005 at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. The 60-piece orchestra was conducted by David Brophy and featured, in addition McEvoy herself, other leading Irish arrangers, Johnny Tate, David Brophy, [[Brian Byrne]], and Fergus O’Carroll.

The sell-out performance formed part of the annual BEO Festival, hosted by the National Concert Hall and sponsored by the ESB.

The songs, with their new arrangements, were drawn from McEvoy’s first five albums, incorporating music from ''[[Yola (Album)|Yola]]'' and ''[[Early Hours]]'', along with many others, including "Whisper a Prayer to the Moon" (from [[Pierce Brosnan]]’s ''[[The Nephew]]''), "Famine" (from ''The Gathering'' the Commemoration of the Irish Famine), and of course her contribution to the canon of Irish music standards, "Only a Woman’s Heart".

; Homespun and Dave Rotheray

In January 2006, McEvoy supported the band [[Homespun]] on a British tour in support of their second album, ''Effortless Cool''. During this tour she also began writing with [[Dave Rotheray]].

Three Rotheray/McEvoy compositions appear on McEvoy's albums: "Quote I Love You Unquote" on ''[[Out There (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Out There]]'' and "The Night May Still Be Young But I Am Not" and "Old New Borrowed and Blue" on 2008 album ''[[Love Must Be Tough]]''.

Homespun's third album, ''Short Stories From East Yorkshire'', features two Rotheray/McEvoy compositions which are also produced by [[Dave Rotheray]] and Eleanor McEvoy; "Lover’s Chapel" and "The Driver". "The Driver" was sung by well-known Irish singer [[Mary Coughlan (singer)|Mary Coughlan]].

; The Brewster Brothers

John and Rick Brewster are founding members and major songwriters of the legendary Angels, one of [[Australia]]’s most successful rock bands. After three decades, The Angels remain one of [[Australia]]’s most loved and respected bands. A few years ago Rick and John started a new breakaway project, performing acoustically as The Brewster Brothers.

Performing at the [[Port Fairy Folk Festival]] in [[Australia]] 2007, the band were joined on stage by [[Anne Kirkpatrick]] and McEvoy (violin) for standout spontaneous renditions of several of their songs. The concert was recorded by the [[ABC Australia]]. The show was broadcast on [[ABC Radio National]] on 18 May and then again on Sunday 20 May. Due to demand from [[ABC Australia]] listeners ''Brewster Brothers in Concert Live at the Port Fairy Folk Festival'' was released shortly afterwards.

; Paul Brady at Vicar Street

In October 2001 [[Paul Brady]] took over [[Vicar Street]] (one of the most popular music venues in [[Dublin]]) for twenty three nights to revisit his entire career. It was a bold move and a great success. Over the course of the month more than 16,000 people saw the shows.

As well as a chance to revisit past material Paul availed of the opportunity to invite many of the artists he has worked or written with over the last thirty years to come and play. Among them were [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Mark Knopfler]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Sinéad O'Connor]], [[Curtis Stigers]], [[Maura O'Connell]], [[Mary Black]], [[Ronan Keating]], [[Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]], [[Gavin Friday]], [[Tim O'Brien (musician)|Tim O'Brien]], [[Arty McGlynn]], The [[Hothouse Flowers]]. and many more.

McEvoy joined him for Thursday 12 October. Highlights of the night were Paul and McEvoy singing a duet on “You and I” an antiracism song of Paul’s and Paul’s rendition of McEvoy’s song “Last Seen October 9th”.

; The Great Irish Famine Event - The National Concert Hall'

McEvoy was commissioned by the Irish Government to write a piece about The Irish Famine for a concert held in the National Concert Hall in Dublin in 1997. The song was “Famine 1848”. It is an orchestral piece with vocal part sung by McEvoy.

The event entitled “The Great Irish Famine Event” was held to commemorate the [[Irish Potato Famine]] of 1845-1852.

The song ''Famine'' also features on a limited edition version of the album [[What's Following Me?]] ([[Columbia Records]]).

; “Eleanor McEvoy Presents”, Wexford Arts Centre

“ELEANOR McEVOY PRESENTS” was a project which was instigated for the reopening of the Wexford Arts Centre in October 2006.

For four weeks during the [[Wexford Festival Opera]] McEvoy featured some of her favourite performers of contemporary music.

The first show on Friday 27 October featured McEvoy herself. During the show she played a traditional set along with some local [[Wexford]] musicians: well-known Wexford Uilleann Piper Brendan Wickham, Pat Gough on accordion, and Niall Lacey on Bazouki.

The shows on the following Fridays featured various different artists much admired by her over the years. These included [[Andy Irvine (musician)|Andy Irvine]], [[Luka Bloom]], Caroline Moreau, and Oleg Ponomarev.

The Wexford Arts Centre places an emphasis on contemporary and emerging Irish and international art and a range of plays, concerts, film and lectures. The Centre is also resident in a preserved heritage site, built in 1760s, as a market place and assembly halls.

; The Ballad of Ronnie Drew (2008)

"[[The Ballad of Ronnie Drew]]" was a song written by [[Bono]], [[The Edge|Edge]], ([[U2]]) Simon Carmody and [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]] ([[Grateful Dead]]). It was initially written to include [[Ronnie Drew]], but as his health declined it was altered to be sung by the Irish music fraternity in his honour.

It was performed by a number of famous Irish musicians. With popular Irish band [[Kíla|Kila]] as the backing band, other contributors included members of [[U2]], The [[Dubliners]], [[Christy Moore]], [[Chris de Burgh]], [[Sinéad O'Connor]], [[The Chieftains]], [[Mundy]], [[Andrea Corr]], [[Moya Brennan]], [[Paul Brady]], [[Christy Dignam]], [[Duke Special]], [[Ronan Keating]], [[Gavin Friday]], [[Bob Geldof]], [[Glen Hansard]], McEvoy, and [[Shane MacGowan]].

The single was released on 19 February 2008 and entered the Irish Single Charts at #2. At the request of Ronnie, all proceeds went to the Irish Cancer Society.

Award winning director [[John Carney (director)|John Carney]] (director of the film ''[[Once (film)|Once]]'') directed the video for "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew". It was filmed over two days at Dublin’s [[Windmill Lane Studios]] in January 2008.

; Tuesday’s Child

''Tuesday’s Child'' was spearheaded by [[Belfast]] woman Orla Sheehan. It consisted of a CD featuring tracks from a total of 31 performers including [[Snow Patrol]], [[Westlife]], [[Ronan Keating]], [[Duke Special]], and McEvoy. Each artist donated a track for the ''Tuesday’s Child'' self-titled double album which was first launched in Belfast on 8 November 2007 and in Dublin on 7 March 2008.

Proceeds of the album went towards helping children in need in 12 countries including: [[Bolivia]], [[Bosnia]] and [[Herzegovina]], [[Brazil]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Egypt]], [[Ghana]], [[Grenada]], [[Israel]], [[Moldova]], [[Palestine]], and [[Zimbabwe]].

; IMRO

McEvoy is on the board of the [[Irish Music Rights Organisation]]. IMRO is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members – songwriters, composers and music publishers – and on behalf of the members of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. IMRO’s function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. IMRO is a not-for-profit organisation.

; Banana Boat featuring Eleanor McEvoy

McEvoy and renowned Polish a cappella group [[Banana Boat]] collaborated to re-record McEvoy's song "Little Look" from her album ''[[Out There (Eleanor McEvoy album)|Out There]]''. A music video was also made of the song. The debut went straight to the play list of famed Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego ([[Polskie Radio]] Three).<ref name="Polskie Radio Three">{{cite web|url=http://www.polskieradio.pl/sluchaj/play.aspx?p=r3/|title=Polskie Radio Three|author=|publisher=|date=}}</ref> The video went on to be named Video of the Week by the [[Contemporary A Cappella Society]] (of America).<ref name="CASA">{{cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/|title=CASA|author=|publisher=|date=}}</ref> In 2009 the recording was awarded "Collaboration of the Year with an Artist from Outside Poland" in the 2009 Polish Friends of Music Awards.<ref name="Nagrody Polskich Melomanów czyli NPM 2009">{{cite web|url=http://forum.lp3.pl/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4167&start=50|title=Polish Friends of Music Awards|author=|publisher=|date=}}</ref>

;Portrait by [[Robert Ballagh]]
On 20 January 2012 a portrait of McEvoy painted by internationally acclaimed artist [[Robert Ballagh]] was hung in the [[National Concert Hall]] Dublin, Ireland

; Riverdance The Music of [[Bill Whelan]]

On 17 May 2012 McEvoy was the guest vocalist at the performance of Riverdance: The Music of [[Bill Whelan]] at the [[National Concert Hall]] Dublin, Ireland. The performance featured the world premier of the Riverdance Symphonic Suite.

;Concert for [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]
On 18 June 2012 McEvoy was invited by [[Amnesty International]] Ireland to perform at the Concert for [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] in Dublin, Ireland.

==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.eleanormcevoy.net/ Eleanor McEvoy Official Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eleanor-McEvoy-Fan-Page/280772014453?ref=mf/ Eleanor McEvoy Facebook Fan Page]
*[http://www.mosco.ie/ Moscodisc]

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| birth_name = Jonna Emily Nilson Lee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Linköping]], [[Östergötland]], [[Sweden]]
| alias = [[iamamiwhoami]]
| origin = [[London]] / [[Stockholm]]
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[drums]], [[harmonica]], [[synthesizer]]
| genre = [[Alternative pop]]
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur
| years_active = 2007 - 2009 (solo) 2009 - present (iamamiwhoami)
| label = To whom it may concern./ Cooperative Music
| associated_acts = [[iamamiwhoami]]
| website = http://www.jonnalee.com (inactive) http://www.towhomitmayconcern.cc
}}

'''Jonna Emily Lee''' (born Jonna Emily Nilson Lee, October 3, 1981) is a [[singer-songwriter]] from [[Linköping]], Sweden, currently residing in [[Stockholm]]. Lee is best known for being the creator and artist of [[iamamiwhoami]]. Lee started her own label, To whom it may concern. in 2010.

==Early life==
Born 1981 in [[Linköping]], Lee grew up in the small village of Fågelsta with her mother and siblings. No one in her family had any musical background but Lee had an interest in music at the age of 16. Lee ran away from home to London in her teens due to trying conditions at home.

In 2002, Lee moved back to Stockholm where she became a part of the underground indie scene. She started recording her own records that were released only through her website until she was signed by the Swedish indie label, [[Razzia Records]], in the spring 2007. She released 2 solo albums through Razzia Records between 2007-2009 but left the label in 2010 and started the independent label To whom it may concern. and started to release her music under the pseudonym [[iamamiwhoami]].

==Career==
Lee released her first solo album ''10 Pieces, 10 Bruises'' on Swedish label Razzia Records on 10 October 2007. The first single was "Dried Out Eyes," followed by "And Your Love," a duet with [[Ed Harcourt]], who also produced three tracks on the album. Lee produced the rest of the record with her collaborator, [[Claes Björklund]] who is a member of [[Travis (band)|Travis]] in London. [[Supergrass]] drummer [[Danny Goffey]] plays drums on the record. Some songs were recorded in Goffey's house in England.

In September 2008, she released a 5-track EP entitled ''This War''.

Her second full length album ''This is Jonna Lee'', produced by [[Claes Björklund]] and Lee herself, was released in February 2009. Her second album was described as a more "forward record" but is still "musically related to her previous recordings".

In October 2009, she released a version of the industrial electro band [[Nitzer Ebb]]'s song "Violent Playground". The band celebrated it by uploading Lee's version on their website along with an interview with her.

Since December 2009, Lee has released music and films under the pseudonym [[iamamiwhoami]] together with producer [[Claes Björklund]] and their visual collaborators.

Lee has also worked as a presenter for live sessions at [[Sveriges Radio P3]] between 2009 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2938&artikel=3081730 |title=Jonna Lee ny programledare för P3 Live Session |publisher=Sveriges Radio |date=7 September 2009 |accessdate=20 February 2012 |language=Swedish}}</ref>

==Awards, accolades and recognition==
''"This is Jonna Lee''" was chosen as the "Next Big Thing" on iTunes USA's front page in May 2009.

Jonna Lee performed at [[SXSW]] in Austin, Texas in March 2010. After SXSW, she was in the Top 5 for the SXSW 2010 [[Next Big Sound]] list, which tracks how fast music artists are adding fans across various social networking platforms.<ref>http://nextbigsound.com/sxsw</ref>

In 2010, Jonna Lee received a Manifest Award nomination for Best Singer-Songwriter.<ref>[http://www.manifestgalan.se/122.aspx ]{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref>

Lee has won [[iamamiwhoami#Awards_and_nominations|numerous awards]] as [[iamamiwhoami]].

==iamamiwhoami==
In March 2010, there was considerable speculation that Lee was the artist featured in the [[viral marketing]] videos on [[YouTube]] uploaded by the mysterious [[iamamiwhoami]], although her management claims to be unaware of her involvement.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633956/20100315/id_2995877.jhtml |title='Iamamiwhoami': Is Swedish Singer Jonna Lee Behind Viral Campaign? |publisher=MTV |date=15 March 2010 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7511381/Mystery-over-identity-of-YouTube-star-iamamiwhoami.html |title=Mystery over identity of YouTube star iamamiwhoami |publisher=The Telegraph |date=24 March 2010 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7071611.ece]{{Dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McKnight |first=Connor |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/958935/bloggers-possibly-crack-iamamiwhoami-mystery |title=Bloggers (Possibly) Crack 'IAMAMIWHOAMI' Mystery |publisher=Billboard.com |date=18 March 2010 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> According to rraurl.com and [[MTV Brasil]], the music video for iamamiwhoami's track, "o" was directed by Viktor Kumlin, who's also the director of Lee's music video, "Something So Quiet".<ref>http://207.218.201.243/videos/1582/iamamiwhoami_-_o</ref> This later proved to be wrong.

Lee eventually came to be unofficially identified as iamamiwhoami, when she released the music video titled "t" on her channel.<ref>{{cite web|author=iamamiwhoami |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW89Pv8QrX4 |title=t |publisher=YouTube |date=30 June 2010 |accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> She also appears identifiable in the forthcoming music videos released and has performed live at the 2011 Way Out West Festival in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden. The project has garnered award nominations and has won a [[Grammis]] Award in 2010 for being 'Innovator of the Year'. iamamiwhoami's debut album [[kin (album)|''kin'']] was released in June 2012 under the label To Whom It May Concern via Co-Operative Music, and Lee was credited as the artist, co-producer, songwriter and visual producer of iamamiwhoami, officially confirming that she is iamamiwhoami (which was already known by then).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangonpr.com/campaigns/press-release/iamamiwhoami-kin-3rd-september-album-release-kin-video-trailer|title=iamamiwhoami // kin 3rd September Album Release // kin Video Trailer|publisher=Bang On PR|accessdate=2012-06-07}}</ref> Lee eventually did an interview with [[The Guardian]] in August 2012, and confirmed that she was in the "process of developing iamamiwhoami", also commenting that she was still the "same person", but "found other sides of [herself]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Cragg|first=Michael|title=The ethereal world of Jonna Lee|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/aug/11/iamamiwhoami-jonna-lee|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 August 2012}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Album
|-
|2007
|"Dried Out Eyes"
|rowspan="3"|''10 Pieces, 10 Bruises''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|"And Your Love" (with [[Ed Harcourt]])
|-
|"I Wrote This Song"
|-
|rowspan="3"|2009
|"My High / [[Human (The Killers song)|Human]]"
|rowspan="3"|''This is Jonna Lee''
|-
|"Lake Chermain"
|-
|"Something So Quiet"
|}

;Other
* "Violent Playground", compilation track (2009)

=== Albums ===
* ''10 Pieces, 10 Bruises'', album 2007
* ''This War'', EP 2008
* ''This is Jonna Lee'', album 2009

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Jonna Lee}}
*[http://towhomitmayconcern.cc To Whom It May Concern]

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| NAME = Lee, Jonna Emily Nilson
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = singer-songwriter, producer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 3 October 1981
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Linköping]], [[Östergötland]], [[Sweden]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
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'''Swagbucks.com''' is a [[Los Angeles]] based [[Online shopping rewards|online rewards]] program. It enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for their everyday web activity.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/11/14/six-low-cost-ways-to-save-on-your-holiday-gifts/ Six Low-Cost Ways to Save on Your Holiday Gifts | Fox Business]</ref><ref>[http://money.msn.com/family-money/christmas-for-less-than-100-dollars-freedman.aspx?page=2 Christmas for less than $100 - 2 - holiday shopping deals - MSN Money]</ref> As of March 2013, SwagBucks.com is ranked by [[Alexa Internet]] as the 115th most visited website in the United States and the 539th most trafficked website globally.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/swagbucks.com# SwagBucks.com Site Info]</ref>

== History ==

Swagbucks' website is powered by Prodégé, a provider of branded and incentivized reward portals.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9913701-7.html?tag=bl Searching for swag: Music to fans' ears | News Blogs - CNET News]</ref> In 2006, Prodégé introduced its first product: private label search engines that allowed charities to fund raise by having supporters perform internet searches.<ref>[http://stepbystepfundraising.com/online-fundraising-prodege/ Raise Funds by Searching the Internet: Prodege]</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>[http://socaltech.com/interview_with_scott_dudelson_swagbucks/s-0036667.html Interview with Scott Dudelson, SwagBucks | socalTECH.com]</ref> In early 2007, Prodégé developed a second search [[Loyalty program|loyalty product]] that allowed celebrities, brands and sports teams to engage fans through their own branded rewards program. Musicians including [[Kanye West]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046622/billboard-bits-dr-john-kanye-west Billboard Bits: Dr. John, Kanye West | Billboard.com]</ref> and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], and sports properties like [[WWE]] and the [[Indianapolis Colts]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /> are among the users of the platform. In February 2008, Prodégé launched www.swagbucks.com and introduced the Swag Buck as a digital currency earned for activity throughout its network of websites.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

== Full Site ==
Members of the program are able to earn and spend Swag Bucks in a variety of ways.

Earning:

*Searching- Swagbucks hosts a custom search engine that will periodically reward registered users with random amounts of Swag Bucks. The engine's layout is similar to that of [[Google]]'s, though the results are compiled from multiple sources and are not necessarily the same. Theoretical payouts from searching are from 1-1000 Swag Bucks (SB). The selection of winners is completely random, and it is emphasized that searching more often will not necessarily increase the odds of winning. "Bots" that automatically search using the engine are banned, and if the system detects unnatural searching habits, the user can be blocked for a certain amount of time. Unregistered users can use the search engine, but no SB's will be awarded.

*Special Offers- This allows the user to complete offers made by various companies to receive Swag Bucks. The payouts can be virtually any number of Swag Bucks. It should be noted, however, that this is a particularly risky way to earn- most offers require the user to pay actual money, and certain offers are scams or do not pay. Special offers vary greatly, and the user is advised to exercise discretion when using this feature.

*Swagbucks TV- Here the user can watch videos, in a similar fashion to YouTube. Watching 10 videos (or a large portion of each) will earn the user 3 Swag Bucks. The user can only earn up to 75 SB from videos per day. Due to many users using auto-refresh bots and reloading the same video multiple times to gain Swag Bucks, more barriers have been implemented: the user can now only gain credit the first time they watch a video, and captchas sometimes appear. This feature requires Flash, and it is also available as a small pop-up window through the toolbar.

*Surveys- Through the Surveys portal, or through various special offers, the user can complete surveys from third parties to receive Swag Bucks. Generally, surveys take longer to complete than other activities, and consequently the payouts are on average larger.

*Shopping- Includes Coupons, Daily Deals, and Shop and Earn. Coupons allows the user to clip coupons (hosted by coupons.com) and upon their usage earn Swag Bucks. Daily Deals lets the user purchase certain products and receive Swag Bucks in return. Finally, Shop and Earn lets the user browser online shops (ex. Walmart, Apple, Kmart, etc.) and receive a set amount of Swag Bucks per dollar spent.

*Tasks- This gives the user an opportunity to perform simple tasks, such as collecting data, for various companies in exchange for Swag Bucks. This option is powered by CrowdFlower, a crowdsourcing company.

*Games- 2 Swag Bucks are periodically awarded for playing Flash games. Tournaments are hosted which award large amounts of Swag Bucks as prizes. At one point, tournaments were removed from the section due to rampant cheating; the feature has since been reinstated, along with the Games section receiving a general makeover.

*Trade-in- The user can trade in video games and consoles or books for Swag Bucks.

*Swag Codes- Strings of text can be periodically found on the Swag Bucks network, and can be entered into a box in the menubar or on the ledger screen. These can appear anytime, and can expire anytime.

*Referral Program- A current user can invite another person to use Swagbucks. If the other person signs up under the current user, the current user will earn matching Swag Bucks for every search win the new user receives, up to a maximum of 1000. Only search wins will be matched, though in special cases, this can be expanded to other categories.

*Daily Goals- A meter on the home page shows an amount of Swag Bucks that is the user's goal for that day. If the goal is reached, bonus Swag Bucks will be awarded at the start of the next month. These bonuses accumulate, and meeting the goal for many days in a row will earn additional bonuses.

*Hourly Random Winner- Users that are logged in to the site can check the SwagBucks homepage every hour. If their username and avatar is displayed in the "Hourly Winner" section, the user can click "Claim My Swagbucks" and earn 1,000 Swag Bucks. Unclaimed winnings are not distributed to anyone. This feature was removed in February of 2013 during an upgrade of UI. It may return in the future.

Spending:

*Rewards Store- Users redeem their Swag Bucks for a variety of products. Notably, the Store offers many gift cards that can be delivered in an electronic format. These gift cards can then be spent on other vendors (Amazon, iTunes, Paypal, etc.) to receive a wider variety of rewards. There is a limit of 5 of a single type of gift card purchasable per month. The user can set up notifications as to when a product's availability changes or it goes on sale.

*Swagstakes- Sweepstakes that require the user to pay for entries in Swag Bucks. Depending on the usual price of the item being offered, the entry amounts change. Some of the rewards are Swag Buck giveaways, which if won, simply credit the user's account with more Swag Bucks.

*Local Deals- Similar to coupons, but require payment in Swag Bucks. This option is powered by Entertainment.com.

The exchange rate between Swag Bucks and US dollars varies; generally, a single Swag Buck is worth slightly less than 1 US cent (¢). However, exceptions exist, the most popular being the $5 Amazon gift card, which costs 450 Swag Bucks (in this case 1 Swag Buck is worth ~1.1 cents). SwagBucks has stated that their currency fluctuates much like real-world currency. Exploits can be made using this system, ex. purchasing enough Amazon gift cards to buy an equivalent product on Amazon, the overall result being fewer Swag Bucks spent. Gift cards have a different exchange rate system compared to other prizes, with a strict 1:1 ratio. This means that a $10 gift card costs 1,000 SB, $15 costs 1,500, etc.

== Mobile Site ==
A mobile version of the SwagBucks site is available for use on smartphones like the [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices. It is a stripped-down version of the regular site that contains very few features, but is optimized for use via touchscreen. It is also possible to use the site on a computer by changing the web browser's user agent to that of a mobile (ex. Safari's Developer menu).

Earning:

*Searching: Just like the regular site, users can search using the mobile site and periodically earn Swag Bucks.

*Special Offers: A mobile version of TrialPay's offer wall.

*Daily Poll: Also available on the regular site, a new poll is posted each day, and answering it rewards 1 Swag Buck.

Spending:

*[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] $5, [[Walmart]] $5, or [[Starbucks]] $5 gift cards are currently the only available awards on the mobile site. The user taps on one of them and the transaction is confirmed. Note that this feature is only enabled if the user has registered their street address with SwagBucks, even though the cards are electronically delivered.

== Mobile Applications ==
SwagBucks has released official apps on both [[Google Play]] and the Apple [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] for the SwagBucks TV feature. The mobile versions differ slightly from the desktop version in several ways.
*The mobile version pays 2 SB for every 5 videos instead of 3 SB for every 10 videos.
*Videos must be watched to completion before the meter fills.
*Videos automatically play in a sequence, eliminating the need for the user to manually choose each video.
*Different videos are available.

The [[iOS]] version is only compatible with iOS 6.

== Current ==
The site has given its users over $27 million in rewards to date.<ref>[http://www.freecoupons.com/blog/how-to-save/what-is-swagbucks What is SwagBucks?]</ref> As of August 2011, the site has over 4 million registered members and projected close to $25 million in revenue for 2011.<ref>[http://www.socaltech.com/swagbucks_rewards___m_in_prizes_sees___m_in_revenues_this_year/s-0039022.html SwagBucks Rewards $15M in Prizes, Sees $25M In Revenues This Year | socalTECH.com]</ref> In July 2011 it was announced that SwagBucks.com was ranked #43 on the Inc 500 fastest growing company list<ref>[http://socaltech.com/los_angeles_stacks_up_inc____firms/s-0037673.html Los Angeles Stacks Up Inc. 500 Firms | socalTECH.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.inc.com/ss/2011-inc-5000-top-10-internet-companies#6 The 2011 Inc. 5000: Top 10 Internet Companies | Inc.com]</ref> and nominated for a Colloquy Marketing Award for excellence in loyalty marketing.<ref>[http://www.colloquy.com/loyalty-awards-winners-2011.htm/ Colloquy Loyalty Marketing Announces 2011 Finalists and Award Winners | Colloquy]</ref> In November 2011, SwagBucks.com was ranked by the [[Los Angeles Business Journal]] as the third fastest growing company in Los Angeles.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOYdPMFEgTA</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.swagbucks.com Homepage]
* [http://blog.swagbucks.com/ SwagBucks Official Blog]
* [http://www.swagbuckstricks.com/ SwagBucks Tricks and Code Alerts]


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