by Mary Byrne (Author)
From a Tesco check-out to the X Factor stage ... Mary Byrne has lived every undiscovered singer's dream.
With a voice of pure gold, Mary Byrne took X Factor by storm. Millions tuned in each week to propel this incredible, brave and hugely-talented singer to a life of stardom.
And as the lights went down on X Factor Mary Byrne's dream just kept getting better: she recorded a number one hit album; sang for the Queen of England; performed with American legend Neil Diamond in front of a 40,000 audience; and joined the cast of Grease the Musical as `Teen Angel'.
In This Is My Life, Mary relives every moment of her twelve amazing months and takes the reader behind the scenes of X Factor to meet the judges and contestants and witness the real ups-and-downs of the boot camps and the live shows. Delving into her past, she recounts, in her frank and honest fashion, stories of colourful relationships, broken hearts, life on a kibbutz, world travels and heart-stopping moments.
The inspiring, funny, heart-warming and hugely-entertaining story of a woman who found fame against the odds.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: 01 Nov 2011
ISBN 10: 1847173101
ISBN 13: 9781847173102
'(This is My Life) is being tipped as a number one bestseller'
-- Sunday World'It's a tribute to a life fully lived that her autobiography does throw up some genuine surprises and succeeds in making the target audience interested in a person they may feel they already know a lot about....But it is not 'Mary's Ashes'. Byrne had a sens
-- Irish Independent Weekend Review'an honest and entertaining account of a life that would have been ordinary had it not been for her exceptional voice'
-- Books Ireland