Frances Black
Frances Black | |
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Black in 2025 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2016 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1960 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Civil Engagement group |
| Spouse | Brian Allen |
| Children | 2, including Aoife Scott |
| Alma mater | All Hallows College |
| Website | Official site – Politics |
Frances Black | |
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| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, addiction counsellor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | Official site – Music |
Frances Patricia Black (born 25 June 1960) is an Irish singer and politician. She came to prominence in the late 1980s when she began to play with her family's traditional and contemporary Irish music band, The Black Family.
Black was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent senator in 2016 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.