Philomena Begley

Philomena Begley
Begley in 2005
Background information
Born (1942-10-20) 20 October 1942
Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
GenresCountry, gospel country pop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1963–present
LabelsDolphin Records, Top Spin, Release, Ritz, Prism Leisure, H&H

Philomena Begley (born 20 October 1942) is a country music singer from Northern Ireland. In 1975, Begley had a hit with her version of the Billie Jo Spears' song Blanket on the Ground reaching higher sales than Spears in Ireland. In 2020, Begley became the first lady to be inducted into ICMA Hall Of Fame. Today, Begley is affectionately known as 'The Queen of Country'.

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