Imelda May recently said she was ‘on a mission’ to get her latest album to the top of the charts but for a reason other than the satisfaction of knowing a labour of love has paid off.
And now her determination has paid off. The Dublin singer’s album, 11 Past The Hour, debuted at Number One on the Official Irish Albums Chart yesterday, becoming the first chart-topping album by an Irish female soloist in almost five years.
By nabbing the top spot, she fought off the likes of Justin Bieber and Dermott Kennedy. Reacting to the news, Imelda said: ‘Oh my God!
Number One I can’t believe it. Thank you so much to everyone who bought the album. ‘This is for women in Ireland, Irish men, everybody who is told they can’t do something.
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