About

Meteor Award and Tatler Award Winner singer-songwriter Luan Parle has had numerous hits and accolades throughout her career including Meteor IrelandMusic Award for Best Irish Female.

After spending the past many years touring extensively with renowned guitarist Clive Barnes in Germany, the USA, the UK, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ireland Luan returned to the studio to record her fourth studio album ‘Never Say Goodbye’ which was released to critical acclaim on 7th February 2020. The album which she co-produced with Clive Barnes, features 10 original tracks including two co-writes and productions with Dire Straits guitarist Hal Lindes. ‘My Something Beautiful’, was the first single release from the album on 17th January 2020, kicking off Luan’s nationwide sell out tour.

Never Say Goodbye made the Hot Press Hot for 2020 Irish albums list and The Choice Music Prize long-list. 'Never Say Goodbye' received glowing reviews from The Sunday Times, The Irish Independent, Broadsheet.ie, The Sunday World, 4/5 Stars from Folk & Tumble, 8/10 stars from Hot Press , RTÉ Lyric FM - Album Of The Week, PLAYIRISH Album of The Week & RTÉ Radio 1 - Recommends playlist. Since the album's release, 'Never Say Goodbye' has received over 1,500 Irish radio plays reaching an audience of over 3 million listeners.

Upon it's release, ‘My Something Beautiful’ hit the No.2 spot on the iTunes charts. Luan released three further singles from the album 'Change Your Mind', 'The Ghost of Martha' and the title track 'Never Say Goodbye'. All 4 singles were playlisted Ireland's national radio station RTÉ Radio 1.

"With a voice pure and true, Luan Parle sings from the heart but aims for the gut. From lovelorn country ballads to gothic Americana to hard-hitting social commentary, with this album Luan's songwriting has matured to the point where she can rightfully claim to be the Emmylou of the Emerald Isle." Nick Kelly - Music Editor, broadsheet.ie

 “With ‘Never Say Goodbye’ Luan Parle has delivered her finest collection of songs to date” - Colm O’Hare -  Hotpress

The Wicklow born songstress signed her first record deal at just 12 years of age and has written and recorded with some of the worlds’ most successful songwriters and producers including Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crowe, Michael Jackson, Prince, Travelling Wilburys, Elton John), Chris Kimsey (The Rolling Stones, Duran Duran, The Proclaimers), Stephen Lironi (Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Jon Bon Jovi, Black Grape, Hanson) and Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper, The Pretenders, Whitney Houston, The Bangles, Celine Dion). Parle signed with Elton John’s Management Company ‘Twenty First Artists’ and, following a signing with Sony Records, released her critically-acclaimed album ‘Free’ in 2007.

Her Top 10 hit single ‘Ghost’ spent three months in the Irish Charts and was the most-played Irish single in the same year, also featuring on numerous Number 1 compilation albums.

To-date Luan Parle has released four studio albums and an EP. Her début album, First Impressions, was released after she signed to Anim Records at the age of 12 following an appearance on The Late Late Toy Show. In 2002 Luan signed to Sony Music Ireland and released her first single - a Diane Warren penned cover titled ‘When I See You Smile’ - followed by a self-penned single ‘More Than A Ghost’. Parle later went on to re-record the song, changing the title to ‘Ghost’. ‘Ghost’ became one of Luan’s most successful singles; spending 12 weeks in the Irish Charts, peaking at No. 10. Luan recorded ‘Ghost’ in her native language (Irish) ‘Taibhse’, for a charity album which reached No. 1 in the compilation Irish Album Charts. Luan joined James Blunt on his UK & Irish tour and opened for Elton John for three nights at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

Luan recorded an album with Grammy Award-Winning producer Bill Bottrell in Mendocino, California. To-date the album has yet to be released. She holds the Meteor Ireland Music Award for ‘Best Irish Female’, other accolades include; ‘Tatler Woman Of The Year Award’ and ‘Big Buzz Award Most Stylish Female’. In 2010, Luan released her album ‘The Full Circle’ to critical acclaim with one of the tracks ‘Sita’ featuring on ‘A Women's Heart Then & Now’. In 2012 ‘The Little Match Girl’, a co-write with Gavin Ralston, featured on RTÉ Radio 1’s album release ‘A Murray Christmas’ which went to No. 1 in the Official Irish Compilations Chart.

Luan appeared as a regular panelist on Irish Television's 'The Elaine Show' Virgin Media One.

In 2022, Luan joined the panel of performers with the National Concert Hall's Health & Harmony initiative to deliver performances at dementia care homes throughout Ireland.

Luan is a mentor with Minding Creative Minds - an organisation which offers a free support programme for the Irish Creative Sector.