Mary Coughlan (singer)

Mary Coughlan is an Irish jazz and folk singer and actress. She has received great acclamation in her native country, for her emotional and heartfelt jazzy musical renditions.

Mary Coughlan was born in County Galway, Ireland . She was the eldest of five and had endured a very erratic youth. She left convent school and started drinking alcohol and taking drugs at just 15. At this age she spent time in a mental hospital. After time in hospital and a belated graduation, Coughlan decided to leave home. In the mid1970s, she moved to London, UK, where she married Fintan Coughlan and had three children. However, in 1981, she left her husband and took custody of her children. In 1984, Mary Coughlan moved back to Ireland, to her hometown of Galway. It was on her return to Ireland, when she started to perform in public, and soon was noticed by Dutch musician and producer Erik Visser.

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