Sarah McGuinness

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Sarah Townsend, known professionally as Sarah McGuinness, is an Irish singer, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter.

Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, McGuinness grew up singing harmonies with her mother and sisters in County Donegal. At Christmas, she sang carols with a young Peter Cunnah (''D ream'').

McGuinness moved to London at the age of 18 to study English and Drama. She has worked in theatre and stage shows, moving into music production and then into feature and documentary film-making.

In 2010, she received an Emmy nomination for her work on ''Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story'' for Outstanding Nonfiction Special. She wrote and performed the entire soundtrack.

McGuinness directed the BAFTA short listed documentary ''Noma: Forgiving Apartheid'', that tells the story of Noma Dumezweni, in 2015.

In November 2017, McGuinness released her debut album ''Unbroken'' on Right Track Music through Universal.

McGuinness splits her time between Great Britain, Ireland and the US. Provided by Wikipedia