Paul Byrom is considered by many to be one of Ireland’s finest crossover tenors. Starting in the business at a very young age, the Dublin-born singer has been in the music industry for over 30 years. Paul has performed in a wide range of productions, from operas and oratorio to recitals and in particular, musical theatre.
After releasing his first album at age 14, Paul got a taste for recording studios and soon became a recording artist. Subsequently, he recorded his first major album as a tenor (VELVET), in 2005 and swiftly followed this with his first Christmas album (I’ll Be Home for Christmas) in 2008.
This has led to many appearances on Irish television and national radio stations.
Paul is also very fond of acting and made his onscreen debut in Ireland’s longest-running soap, “FAIR CITY” where he appeared regularly as Maurice the chef for a short stint.
His talent as a singer has taken him far and wide, and some of his many career highlights include performing for dignitaries such as Emperor Akihito of Japan, former Irish Presidents
Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson, and more recently, United States President Barack Obama.
In 2007, Paul was approached to become one of the original soloists in the hit show Celtic Thunder. He toured America, Canada and Australia with the group and had six No. 1 World Billboard Chart albums with the group. This allowed Paul to perform on many international TV shows including “The Today Show.”
After leaving the production in 2010 to continue his solo career, his subsequent album (This is the Moment) debuted at No. 1 on the World Billboard charts and was shortlisted for a Grammy nomination.
This has led to a successful solo touring career and he now performs his shows regularly throughout Ireland, North America and Canada. In 2013, Paul filmed his first solo TV special for Public Television, called “This is the Moment Live”, with his orchestra. It has aired throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and indeed at home here in Ireland. Paul followed this up with his 6th studio album, (Thinking of Home) which reached the top of the iTunes, Amazon and World Billboard charts and features two of his own, original songs. He has been named IRISH TENOR OF THE YEAR by the Irish Music Association on two separate occasions.
Paul is an avid sports fan and has been invited regularly over the past 15 years to perform the anthem for the Boston Celtics and again recently he did this on his past tour. He has also performed at six All-Ireland Finals, and at many international rugby games including a recent performance for the Ireland v England game in Dublin. He was hugely honoured to be the official voice on “Ireland’s Call” for the Rugby World Cup in 2011 which has now been streamed over 3 million times.
Despite 2020 being a catastrophic year for many in the music and entertainment business, Paul released his biggest album to date with a full 65 piece orchestra (What I Did for Love). The album showcases Paul in his best light. What I Did For Love is his most crossover album to date and debuted in the top ten IMRO charts and no.1 on iTunes.
Paul’s latest album BY CONTRAST is as the title suggests, completely different to the previous, in that it is an acoustic album with some of his favourite Irish and crossover songs on it.
In the autumn of last year, Paul returned to Celtic Thunder after 15 years to tour with them for two months across 40 cities in America. In March of this year Paul has picked up where he left off with a recent solo tour of North America.
Christmas Classics with Paul Byrom
This December Paul Byrom will be doing a number of Christmas shows in Ireland and will be coming to Ballycotton for the first time. The Christmas Classics show will be exactly that. A concert full of old and new Christmas classics. From “O holy Night”, “White Christmas”, “Silent night” to “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, “A Winter’s Tale” and many more classics. And of course there will be lots of songs where Paul will be strongly encouraging a sing along. So start practising Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman!!
This show will leave you full of the Christmas Spirit and promises to be a light hearted night for all the family. Whenever anyone comes to the show, they leave buzzing and hoping that it becomes an annual event. Do not miss you out!
