Region

County Derry

Walled city, teenage kicks and a fierce songwriting streak.

Derry~Londonderry (15)Coleraine (2)Limavady (0)Portstewart (3)Castlerock (0)Kilrea (1)Garvagh (0)Dungiven (1)Magherafelt (1)Maghera (2)Draperstown (1)Bellaghy (1)Drumsurn (1)
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The Undertones

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Local lore'Teenage Kicks' was John Peel's favourite song, and its words are on his gravestone.
Derry~LondonderryPunkPop

SOAK

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Local loreMercury Prize nominee while still a teenager.
Derry~LondonderryIndieFolk
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Bronagh Gallagher

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Now: London

Derry~LondonderrySoulSinger-Songwriter
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Anthony Toner

Solo

Coleraine

Now: Belfast

ColeraineSinger-SongwriterFolk
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Cara Dillon

Solo

Dungiven

Now: England

Local loreSang with the folk band Equation as a teenager before going solo.
DungivenFolkTraditional
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Henry McCullough

Solo

Portstewart

Now: Co. Derry (until 2016)

Local lorePlayed Woodstock with Joe Cocker and the guitar solo on Wings' 'My Love'.
PortstewartRockBluesLegacy
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Phil Coulter

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Now: Ireland

Local loreWrote 'The Town I Loved So Well' about growing up in Derry.
Derry~LondonderryPopTraditional

Briana Corrigan

Solo

Portstewart

Now: Northern Ireland

Local loreSang 'A Little Time' with The Beautiful South — a UK No.1 in 1990.
PortstewartPopFolk

Nadine Coyle

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Now: England

Local loreWon a place in Girls Aloud on ITV's Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.
Derry~LondonderryPop

Dana

Solo

Derry~Londonderry (Bogside)

Now: Ireland

Local loreWon Eurovision for Ireland in 1970 with 'All Kinds of Everything'.
Derry~LondonderryPop

That Petrol Emotion

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Now: London; indefinite hiatus

Local loreJohn O'Neill and Raymond Gorman started out DJing together at Derry's Left Bank club.
Derry~LondonderryIndiePost-PunkDanceLegacy

The Moondogs

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Now: Northern Ireland

Local loreThey had their own Ulster Television programme, Moondogs Matinee.
Derry~LondonderryPower PopPunk

Bam Bam and the Calling

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Now: Split; later reunion shows

Local loreEarly member Raymond Gorman left to form That Petrol Emotion.
Derry~LondonderryAlternativePost-PunkLegacy
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ROE

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Local loreShe supported Snow Patrol on their UK arena tour.
Derry~LondonderryIndieElectronicPop

Reevah

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Derry~LondonderryAlternativeIndieFolk

Lavengro

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Local loreThey named their debut national headline tour Straight Outta Derry.
Derry~LondonderryIndiePopRock

PORTS

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Derry~LondonderryIndieFolk

Ryan Vail

Solo

Derry~Londonderry

Local loreHis album Sea Legs with Ciaran Lavery was nominated for the NI Music Prize.
Derry~LondonderryElectronicAmbientClassical

JC Stewart

Solo

Magherafelt

Now: Touring internationally

Local loreHe co-wrote 'Hollywood' on Lewis Capaldi's debut album in a midnight-to-4am session.
MagherafeltPop

Cherym

Band

Derry~Londonderry

Derry~LondonderryPop PunkAlternative

Robyn G Shiels

Solo

Kilrea

Now: Unknown

KilreaFolkSinger-Songwriter

Jackie McAuley

Solo

Coleraine

Now: Unknown

ColeraineFolk RockRockBlues

Jack Warnock

Solo

Maghera

Now: Unknown

MagheraTraditionalFolk

James Bradley

Solo

Maghera

Now: Unknown

MagheraSinger-Songwriter

Gemma Bradley

Solo

Draperstown

Now: Unknown

DraperstownPopR&BSoul

General Fiasco

Band

Bellaghy

Now: Unknown

BellaghyIndieRock

Rachael O’Connor

Solo

Drumsurn, near Limavady

Now: London (reported 2024)

DrumsurnPop

VerseChorusVerse

Solo

Portstewart

Now: Belfast

PortstewartRockSinger-Songwriter