William Michael Joseph 'Bill' Whelan (born 22 May 1950) is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result, "Riverdance", was a seven-minute piece of original music accompanying a new take on traditional Irish stepdance that became a full-length stage production and spawned a worldwide craze for Irish traditional music and dance. The corresponding soundtrack album earned him a Grammy. "Riverdance" was released as a... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Riverdance - #2: Riverdance - #3: Lift the Wings - #4: Reel Around the Sun| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1994-1995 | Riverdance: Music from the Show | 167 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1994 | 68 | UK 15 | MP3 | written by Bill Whelan | |||
| 2. | 12/1994 | 94 | UK 9 | MP3 | featuring Anuna & The RTE Concert Orchestra R written by Bill Whelan | |||
| 3. | 07/1995 | 3 | UK 160 | MP3 | written by Bill Whelan | |||
| 4. | 10/1995 | 3 | UK 177 | MP3 | written by Bill Whelan | |||
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