Damien Rice (born December 7; 1973) is an Irish folk singer. He was born in Dublin; Ireland; to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge; County Kildare; Ireland.He is also a distant relative of the famous Dubliner Katharine Rice.He has released five albums: O; B-Sides; 9; Live At Fingerprints Warts & All; and Live from the Union Chapel.Rice was a member of the rock band Juniper. Having released the singles The World Is Dead and Weatherman in Ireland during 1998; the band was due to record their first full album for Polygram in 1999. O is the name of Damien Rice's first album, originally released in 2002. Released in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom on 1 February, it has since gone platinum in the Republic of Ireland. "The Blower's Daughter" which was released in September 2001, before the album itself was completed, entered the top 20 in the Irish charts.Damien Rice (born December 7; 1973) is an Irish folk singer. He was born in Dublin; Ireland; to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge; County Kildare; Ireland.He is also a distant relative of the famous Dubliner Katharine Rice.He has released five albums: O;.