The Fat Lady Sings
In 1986 Nick formed The Fat Lady Sings in his native Dublin. They almost immediately decamped to London where, over the next three years they released a series of much-lauded independent singles and built up a huge following for their celebratory live shows before signing a major international recording deal with East West / Atlantic Records. They released two highly-praised albums - Twist (1991) and Johnson (1993) - and toured extensively in the UK, Europe and the USA before Nick decided to split the band in early 1994. In 2005, the release of a retrospective double album The Fat Lady Singles (& Opera Obscura) was accompanied by a brace of reunion shows in Dublin and London.
ReviewsIrish Times album review
Business Post album review
Hot Press album review
Hot Press review of live reunion at Vicar Street