COMPETITION - win Tommy Fleming tickets

But the fact remains that Tommy Fleming is his own man, delivering song after song – each more haunting than the next. Be it a cover version or his own original material, Tommy Fleming's velvet-toned voice makes each one his own.

After 20 years honing his craft, Tommy is now taking his place at the forefront of popular music across the globe. The mere mention of a Tommy Fleming concert has 'sold out' signs being displayed at venues from Dublin to Darwin within the space of minutes.

Born in Aclare, Co Sligo in Ireland in 1971, Tommy was always destined for a career in music having started singing while still at school. While fronting his own local band, it was a chance meeting with Phil Coulter which gave Tommy his first big break when Phil asked him to guest on his tour of America. This led to Tommy establishing himself as a solo singer in his own right.

But his career has not been without its challenges. Tommy was involved in a serious car crash in 1998 that left him in pain for more than two years after suffering a broken neck.

The accident left Tommy fighting not only to win back the musical career he had fought long and hard to achieve, but also to win back his health.

Thankfully he did and today he has been rewarded with a loving and devoted fan-base as well as numerous awards from his peers in the music industry. Among these are four Meteor Award nominations while he has also won the Best Irish Male award at the Irish World Awards in the UK in 2008. He has sold out tours of Australia, America, Ireland and Britain as is the only performer to have been allowed as well as selling out the Knock Basilica on two occasions.

Tommy Fleming's star is on the rise and with each concert he plays, he is rewarded with a new group of lifelong fans. It's not difficult to see why that fan-base has now become a global phenomenon.

For further information on Tommy log on to www.tommyfleming.com or email [email protected].

COMPETITION

Tommy will be playing in the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine on Thursday, September 9 and The Coleraine Times has two pairs of tickets to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this simple question:

Ques: Where was Tommy born?

Send your answer along with your name, address and contact number to Tommy Fleming Competition, Coleraine Times, 5 Stone Row, Coleraine, BT52 1EP.

Or you can send your answer to [email protected] or log onto our Facebook page and leave your answer there.

All answers must be received by Monday, August 23rd. Editor's decision is final.

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