Ireland’s most famous singing teacher has admitted she didn’t have a clue who Daniel O’Donnell was when he came to her for lessons.
Dr Veronica Dunne has trained many of the world’s greatest singers in a career that has spanned more than four decades.
But she didn’t realise who megastar Daniel was – until she saw him on television.
Daniel, 49, pestered Dr.Dunne for lessons after calling her a number of times at her home in Dublin.
“He arrived with the most beautiful bunch of flowers but I honestly didn’t know who this man was. I couldn’t see him behind the flowers.
“He had a beautiful soft and lilting Donegal accent but I didn’t want to ask him his name.
“He wanted me to listen to his records but I just wanted to hear his voice and some scales,” she said.
It was only when the famous Opera singer saw the Donegal star on a television commercial that she realised who he was.
“I was shocked when I realised it was Daniel. Soon after that I told him that I didn’t think I could do anymore for him.
“I didn’t want to strengthen his voice too much that he would lose that lovely lilting quality it has.
“I think he understood what I was saying because he never came back to me after that,” she revealed.
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