The TG4 Singer of the Year Award is given annually as part of Gradam Ceoil TG4. The award is to recognise the role of singing in the traditional Irish music world and to ensure the task of carrying forward the Irish oral tradition into the future.
The following is a list of the recipients of the award.
2001 – Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, County Waterford 2002 – Len Graham, County Antrim 2003 – Frank Harte, Dublin 2004 – Rosie Stewart, County Fermanagh 2005 – Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, County Donegal 2006 – Seán Garvey, County Kerry 2007 – Dara Bán Mac Donnchadha, Galway 2008 – Iarla Ó Lionáird, County Cork 2009 – Sarah Ann O'Neill, County Tyrone 2010 – Cathal McConnell, County Fermanagh 2011 – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, County Kerry 2012 – Nell Ní Chróinín, County Cork 2013 – Séamus Ó Beaglaoich, County Kerry 2014 – Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca, County Galway 2015 – Roisín White, County Down 2016 – Pól Ó Ceannabháin, County Galway 2017 – Rita Gallagher, County Donegal 2018 – Máire Ní Chéileachair, County Cork 2019 – Thomas McCarthy, London 2020 – Lillis Ó Laoire, Donegal 2021 – Niall Hanna, County Tyrone 2022 – Sarah Ghriallais, County Galway
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