Music: Daniel O’Donnell

November 28, 2008

‘Country Boy’ (album)
‘At Home In Ireland’ (DVD)
Released on 27th October (album – DMG TV) and 17th November ‘08 (DVD - demonVision)

Not many recording artists can lay claim to having sold more than 2.5 MILLION copies in the UK this millennium… but Daniel O’Donnell is one of those who can do so.

• Daniel O’Donnell has had 8 Top 20 albums in 5 years
• He is the only artist to have charted an album every year from 1988-2007 (source: Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles & Albums)
• He has sold more than 2,500,000 albums this millennium
• He has reached the UK chart with 27 albums
• He is one the UK’s Top 50 Best Selling Artists of the 21st Century
• He has spent more than 200 weeks in the UK Albums chart
• He has reached No. 1 with his last five music videos

Daniel O’Donnell is truly one of pop’s best kept secrets. He has sold millions of albums worldwide and is the only artist in the world to claim at least one hit album EVERY YEAR since 1988. Daniel also outsells everyone with his DVDs: the last 5 DVD releases have all been No.1 best-sellers. There was a wobble last year when Westlife released a DVD at the same time - taking the No.1 spot - but the following week Daniel’s fans put an end to that, with Mr O’Donnell once again reaching the top of the DVD chart.

In terms of his commercial achievements Daniel O’Donnell ranks among the most successful Irish performers of all time. And in terms of his work ethic, Daniel remains unique: until a few years ago an ‘open house’ was held once a year for the fans. An orderly queue would form outside the family house in Donegal and concert-goers would come to tea. So popular did this very personal contact with his audience become, the invitation has since had to be modified as a few tens of fans turned into thousands arriving in coaches! In addition to this Daniel O’Donnell maintains an extraordinary level of close contact with his audience, writing letters, making phone calls and even visits to un-well supporters in hospital.

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