Eoghan Colgan

In 2007 Eoghan finally walked away from a successful career as a doctor to pursue his love of music. It was a decision 9 years in the making ever since he contracted a near-fatal dose of malaria whilst working in a bush hospital in Africa. Alone, and with only his cassette player for comfort, Eoghan fell in love with the album Grace by Jeff Buckley which he played repeatedly. “Looking back it was then I realised how short life could be, how important it is to live life with no regrets and also how much of an impact music can have on people’s lives, including my own.” With a voice now endlessly compared to Jeff Buckley’s, it seems that this experience also shaped his whole musical style.



In the years that followed Eoghan would complete his medical training then work for 6 years as a doctor in Belfast, then Australia, and finally settling in Glasgow, drawn by its vibrant music scene. It was there he progressed quickly from local coffee shops to headlining some of the best venues in Scotland. He would perform live on many radio programmes including BBC and XFM Scotland and he would get invites to festivals in Scotland as well as Ireland and Norway. Not bad despite working anything up to 100 hours a week.



In 2007 Eoghan stunned some key music industry luminaries in London with a performance that would win him the O2 Undiscovered Music Bursary. “He was the only artist in the competition with a God-given talent, that being his incredible voice. With the right help and development he could go on to sell millions of records” said Amanda Ghost one of the judges. Having felt constrained by a busy medical career, now was the time to make the break. And he’s never looked back.



Since 2007 Eoghan has played at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, the Q Magazine Awards Launch Party alongside Athlete and The Manic Street Preachers, the Grazia Magazine Fashion Awards ceremony in London, the Scottish Fashion Awards Show in Stirling Castle and the Mobile Phone World Conference in Barcelona. He has released 2 singles on his own label which were playlisted on dozens of radio stations including RTE 1 in Ireland and BBC Radio Scotland. He has had feature articles in national papers such as The Independent, the Sunday Times, Daily Record, Sunday Life, Belfast Telegraph and the Irish News. In April 2009 he completed his first tour through Ireland and Scotland to rave reviews.



This summer Eoghan is working on the soundtrack to a new British movie. Full details will follow soon but for now it's top secret!! :)