It was obvious from an early age where Eleanor McEvoy's interests lay. The career of one of Ireland's most popular songwriters started at age four when she performed at an Irish music competition as the lead singer in her sister's band. At eight, she took up the violin, and attended the College of music in Dublin for piano and violin up until 1985. Upon finishing school she attended the prestigious Trinity College in Dublin where she studied music by day and worked in pit orchestras by night. She graduated from Trinity with an honours degree and was accepted to the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Eleanor worked with the Symphony Orchestra for five years before she finally took the plunge and left the classical world behind her to concentrate on her real passion - songwriting.

Eleanor McEvoy achieved star status in Ireland in 1992 when her song "Only A Woman's Heart" inspired the title for, and appeared on, the "A Woman's Heart" anthology album. It has since gone on to become the best selling album in Irish history, even eclipsing records by such legendary Irish artists as Van Morrison and U2. "A Woman's Heart" stayed in the Top 10 for over a year.

1994 saw the world-wide release of her self-titled debut on Geffen Records, "Eleanor McEvoy". International radio hits followed with the release of the two main singles "Apologise" and a re-recorded version of "A Woman's Heart". Eleanor toured the USA, Europe and the Far East in support of the album, building up a loyal fan base and racking up international sales. Hot Press again lauded Eleanor, placing the album amongst the top debuts of that year.

1996 was a busy year for Eleanor starting with the release of her second album on Colombia Records, "What's following Me?". "Precious Little", the first single, was a top ten radio hit in the US. Eleanor again tourd internationally in support of the second album playing to sold out venues in the USA and Europe. "A Glass Unkissed" from the same album was featured in ABC Television's "Clueless" and "Whisper A Prayer To The Moon" was featured in the Pierce Brosman film, " The Nephew", which was released August 1998. Eleanor's involvement with film continued with her performance of "The Seabird" for the soundtrack of "Some Mother's Son" written by "Riverdance" composer Bill Whelan.

Eleanor released her third album "Snapshots" in 1999. Produced by Rupert Hine, the album received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The Boston Globe described the album as "a gem...........Its traversal of country, Celtic, and cosmic bar room styles is exhilarating. Sparked by psychological insights and the sympathetic voicings of Hine, SNAPSHOTS effectively freezes the listener in its frame". It was on the third US tour for this album that she began her collaboration with the Belfast pianist Brian Connor.

In August 2000, Eleanor recorded a version of Bert Jansch's song about Sandy Denny "Where Did My Life Go?" for the Bert Jansch tribute album, "People On The Highway". Her fourth album YOLA was released in Ireland in 2001, and a re-issue of "A Woman's Heart" was released in 2003, and "Early Hours" in 2004.

Her co-writing song credits have seen her published with fellow writers and performers such as Rodney Crowell, Lloyd Cole, Johnny Rivers, Brad Parker, Henry Priestman and Dave Rotheray.

The new album "Out There" takes a hard look at the precarious nature of our new wealthy world as well as throwing new light on the idiosyncrasies of love and life. The songs are fresh, the tunes infectious, the lyrics wry and witty and the playing gorgeous. "Out There" features 12 brand new Eleanor McEvoy compositions, plus a co-write with The Beautiful South's Dave Rotheray and an interpretation of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me." Press reviews have been exceptional:

Daily Telegraph "Bags of class..... her writing gets better & better". (Feb. 2007)

MOJO "massively underrated Irish sing / songwriter, McEvoy raises the stakes with an ambitious self-produced, self-arranged album..... immaculately tuneful, lyrically potent tales of love and life." (Feb. 2007)