Clare Grogan: From pop hits to Father Ted and movie roles — and now a new album
Clare Grogan, musician, actress, and singer
Clare Grogan grew up in a house of music enthusiasts: among three generations, including her granny, spinning vinyl — playing anything from David Bowie and Simple Minds to Doris Day and Herb Alpert.
The singer and actress admits there was a muted response from her family when the then-teenager began to have post-punk and new-wave-inspired pop hits of her own including 'Happy Birthday' and 'I Could Be Happy' soon after leaving school: “I thought they were a bit disinterested in the nicest possible way."
