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Jul 2024
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Danny O Donoghue - ‘I’m finished drinki...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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Danny O’Donoghue is best known as the lead singer of The Script and a former  coach on singing talent show The Voice. But the last year of his life has been overshadowed by personal tragedy: the death of his bandmate and best friend Mark Sheehan at the age of 46.  In his first full-length interview since Mark’s death, Danny opens up about how he navigated g ... Show More
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