Music Career
In 2002 Parle signed to Sony Music Ireland after been spotted by A&R scout Hugh Murray.
Her first single release with Sony was a Diane Warren penned cover titled When I See You Smile & reached no 15 in the Irish singles chart followed by a self penned single titled More Than A Ghost which was a top 30 hit. However not satisfied with the production/arrangement Parle later went onto re-record the song re-titled Ghost stripping it back to just piano & vocals.
Parle signed to Derek MacKillop of Twenty First Artists Management & opened for Elton John during his three night stint at the London Hammersmith Apollo alongside a then unknown James Blunt. During this time she joined Blunt on his UK & Irish tour dates.
The relationship ended following a split between MacKillop & her former management.
All contributed to Parle working & writing with some of the worlds most successful songwriters & producers in the UK & US including Billy Steinberg, Chris Kimsey, Stephen Lironi & Bill Bottrell
It was upon meeting Grammy winning Producer Bottrell in Mendocino, California in 2003 the two went on to write & record a collection of songs that Parle herself describes as The Lost Sessions which to date have never been released.
A short time later Parle resigned with Sony Ireland following a merger with BMG & in late 2006 released her next album Free in Ireland only. On February 1, 2007 Parle won the prestigious Meteor Award for Best Irish Female and completed the double by winning the Irish Tatler Music Woman of the Year award in November of the same year.
The first single Failed Romances to be taken from that album was confirmed at number 10 in the Irish Radio Airplay charts for 2007.
On February 8, 2008 Parle's most successful single Ghost was released as a download only single and has gone on to become one of the biggest selling singles by an Irish artist in 2008, spending 3 months in the singles charts peaking at number 10.
Parle recorded Ghost in her native language Irish titled Taibhse for Ceol 08, a charity album for Barnardos released by SNAG which reached number 1 in the compilation Irish Album Charts & featured again on Ceol 10 which was a Best Of album & reached no 3.
Parle features on the 2007 cover of Hot Press Yearbook alongside Niall Breslin from The Blizzards who she co wrote a track with from her latest album The Full Circle
In May also of that year she won the Most Stylish Female award at the Big Buzz Irish Entertainment Industry Awards in Belfast and the album was shortlisted for Best Irish Album alongside Snow Patrol and Duke Special
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