Damien Rice
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 Damien Rice facts

• Rice began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, which were signed to Polygram Records in 1997
• The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but a projected album foundered because of record company politics
• After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career
• The rest of the band went on to become Bell X1nIn 2002 his debut album O reached No
• 8 on the UK albums chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize and generated three top-30 singles in the UK
• Rice released his second album 9 in 2006 and his songs have appeared in numerous films and television episodes
• After eight years of various collaborations, Rice released his third studio album My Favourite Faded Fantasy on 31 October 2014
• Rice's personal activities include musical contributions to charitable projects such as the Songs for Tibet, Freedom Campaign and the Enough Project