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Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed, with Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's Time To Say Goodbye top of the list. Co-op Funeralcare said its study of songs over the past year at funerals it ar

List of funeral favourite songs released

The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed, with Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's Time To Say Goodbye top of the list.

Music • 20 Aug

Behind The Music - Matt Benson

Trombone player Matt Benson has released his debut album, Sit Back Down Again. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 13 Jul

James Gallen. Photo credit: Billy Stafford

Behind the music - Let's Be Frank

Experimental jazz act and Frank Sinatra covers band Let's Be Frank have released their debut single, a cover of Fly Me To The Moon. We asked led singer James Gallen the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 28 May

Behind the music - Natisa Gogol

Ukrainian singer Natisa Gogol has released her new single, Don't Let Me Down. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 17 Apr

Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump's inauguration

Carrie Underwood will perform America The Beautiful at the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Music • 14 Jan

Behind the music - Mary Byrne

X Factor star and proud Ballyfermot woman Mary Byrne brings her show, Mary Byrne - Check Me Out, to the Everyman, Cork this Friday and Saturday, 5th and 6 of July. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 30 Jun 24

Luke Thomas: "I am a former Under-10 All-Ireland Lego Champion Of Ireland and it's one of my proudest achievements."

Behind the music - Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas plays In The Sun with Luke Thomas and Friends at the four-star Don Pablo hotel in Torremolinos, Spain from 16 to 20 October. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 18 May 24

Taylor Swift announces new studio album at Grammys

Taylor Swift has announced a brand-new album while picking up her 13th Grammy award.

Grammys • 05 Feb 24

Behind the Music - Tony Christie

A hitmaker since Bono was in short pants, Tony Christie is renowned for classic songs such as Is This the Way to Amarillo, Las Vegas, Avenues and Alleyways, I Did What I Did for Maria, and many more.

Music • 19 Jan 24

Don McKevitt: "I know when to let rip on a Telecaster and when not to, when to have a sparse arrangement and when to go multi-layered." Photo credits: Mick Quinn

Behind the music - Don McKevitt

Don McKevitt has released his debut album, Cois Farraige (By the Sea). We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 18 Nov 23

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Plenty of music tonight as there's a Dolly Parton night on the Beeb, Róisín Murphy pops up on Later . . . with Jools Holland, more from Strictly and The Voice, as well as a Frank Sinatra special . . .

Television • 11 Nov 23

Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan in Magpie Murders

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Lesley Manville stars in Magpie Murders, Leinster face Ulster in the Champions Cup, there's a Frank Sinatra night on BBC Two, Aubrey Plaza is Emily the Criminal, and there's a new documentary about Shaquille O'Neal . . .

Television • 31 Mar 23

Behind the music - John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras

John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras and Ultan Conlon are playing dates across Ireland this month. We asked John the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 09 Feb 23

Behind the music - The Neon Cars

Cork indie fourpiece The Neon Cars have released their new single, Hold Onto It. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 27 Jan 23

Mia Yermeche: "My music is absolutely ME! Honestly, I love all genres of music and I wouldn't really be able to confine my music to just one box/category, but I mostly stick between the genres of R 'n' B and pop."

Behind the music - Mia Yermeche

Pop and R `n' B artist Mia Yermeche has released her new single, Comfortable. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 30 Oct 21

Regina King's Chinese Theatre honour a career highlight

Oscar-winner Regina King reckons that imprinting her hand and footprints outside Hollywood's Chinese Theatre is one of the highlights of her glittering career.

Movie • 28 Oct 21

Nancy Sinatra not 'confident enough' for superstardom

Nancy Sinatra has admitted that she lacked the confidence to pursue a "big career" in showbusiness when she was younger.

Nancy Sinatra • 08 Feb 21

Behind the music - Carrie Baxter

Waterford singer Carrie Baxter has released her new single, Pray. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 26 Jan 21

U2 feature on latest playlist from Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama has shared a playlist of 'Memorable Songs' from his Presidency ahead of the release of his new memoir - and it features U2's anthem Beautiful Day.

Music • 17 Nov 20

Dave Kelly: more time for walking his dog Charlie in the early days of restrictions

At home with... RTÉ Sport's Dave Kelly

During the first phase of restrictions, Dave Kelly found his reports detailed far too many cancellations or postponements of sporting events. Happily, sport that actually happens is working its way back into Irish life and Dave brings us all the latest

At home with... • 08 Jul 20

Woody Allen admits he is unsure of son's paternity

Woody Allen has revealed in his latest memoir Apropos of Nothing that he is unsure if his son, Ronan Farrow, is in fact his son or if he is Frank Sinatra's son.

Movies • 25 Mar 20

Stockton's Wing in Dublin's Merchant's Arch way back when Photo: Universal Music/Twitter

Stockton's Wing: 'It was all about the music'

To mark the release of Stockton's Wing's career-spanning retrospective Beautiful Affair, singer-guitarist Mike Hanrahan has a rummage through the flight cases to share some memories with Harry Guerin.

Music • 18 Jan 20

Terry O'Neill photographed with one of his Rolling Stones images in New York in May 2012

Photographer Terry O'Neill dies, aged 81

Terry O'Neill, the photographer whose iconic pictures of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Jean Shrimpton helped to define the 1960s, has died. He was 81 and had been suffering from prostate cancer.

Entertainment • 18 Nov 19

Jamie Cullum said of Amy Winehouse - "Just reading those text messages and seeing... Just watching that kind of friendship, how it was at one time and watching it kind of unfold just broke my heart, really"

Jamie Cullum heartbroken re-reading Amy Winehouse texts

Jamie Cullum has said he was heartbroken when he re-read texts which the late singer Amy Winehouse had sent him during their early days on tour together.

Music • 11 Jun 19

Lady Gaga sings Sinatra to small crowd in LA venue

Lady Gaga made an impromptu appearance for a small crowd at the Black Rabbit Rose in Hollywood on Thursday night in which she sang a bunch of Frank Sinatra songs. "I'm here to ruin the party, " Gaga joked. "I'm so sorry."

Entertainment • 16 Mar 19