{{Short description|Irish singer}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2017}} {{Use Irish English|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Edele Lynch | image = Edele lynch in 1998 2013-12-02 18-05 (cropped).jpeg | caption = Lynch in 1998 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|15|df=y}} | birth_name = Edele Claire Christina Edwina Lynch<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|title=Edele Lynch|publisher=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528282/|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|television personality}} | genre = Pop | years_active = 1997–present | current_member_of = B*Witched | past_member_of = Barbarellas }}
'''Edele Claire Christina Edwina Lynch''' (born 15 December 1979) is an Irish pop singer. She is the lead singer of the girl group B*Witched, of which her twin sister, Keavy, is also a member. In 2013, Lynch won ''Celebrity Apprentice Ireland'', and the following year she appeared in the fourteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''.
== Early life == Edele and her twin sister, Keavy, were born to Brendan and Noeleen Lynch, a mechanic and housewife respectively, and raised in Donaghmede, North-east Dublin. Edele is one of six children.
Her brother Shane is a member of the boy band Boyzone, sister Tara was in the girl group Fab!, and sister Naomi in the group Buffalo G.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A_JuAwAAQBAJ&dq=Fab!+Tara+Lynch&pg=PT40 | isbn=978-1-4668-7361-2 | title=B*Witched | date=10 June 2014 | publisher=St. Martin's Publishing }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stars%27+sisters+to+B*Hitched.-a062912267|title=Stars' sisters to B*Hitched|via=Free Online Library|work=The Mirror|first=Paul|last=Martin|date=2000-06-24|access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref>
==Career==
===B*Witched and Barbarellas=== thumb|Lynch (left) with B*Witched in 2013 In 1997, Edele and her twin sister, Keavy, formed the girl group Butterfly Farm with their friend Sinéad O'Carroll. The trio began writing and recording together but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon Keavy's suggestion, they asked Lindsay Armaou to come for an audition and she played a tape recording of a song she had written. The other girls liked it, and Lindsay became the fourth member of the group, who later changed their name to B*Witched.
After the split, Edele joined the songwriting/production team Xenomania. She co-wrote "Some Kind of Miracle" for Girls Aloud's debut album, ''Sound of the Underground'', and "Buster", "Situation's Heavy" and "Twisted" for the Sugababes' third album, ''Three''. In 2006, Edele and Keavy created a duo group going by the name of Ms Lynch, until December 2009 when they were officially rebranded as Barbarellas. Edele confirmed on Facebook in late 2012 that the Barbarellas project had come to an end before reuniting with B*Witched.
===''Celebrity Apprentice'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother''=== On 28 October 2013, Edele won ''Celebrity Apprentice Ireland'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/edele-lynch-is-crowned-winner-of-celebrity-apprentice-29707691.html|title=Edele Lynch is crowned winner of Celebrity Apprentice|last=Butler|first=Laura|date=29 October 2013|work=Irish Independent|access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> beating journalist Amanda Brunker in the final and winning €25,000 for her chosen charity, Laura Lynn House.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.844.870&article=117266|title=Showbiz roundup with Leanne Moore|last=Moore|first=Leanne|date=29 October 2013|publisher=TV3|access-date=30 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101042201/http://www.tv3.ie/entertainment_article.php?locID=1.803.844.870&article=117266|archive-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>
On 18 August 2014, Edele became the ninth housemate to enter the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house, eventually finishing in 6th place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/exboxing-promoter-kellie-maloney-and-celebrity-apprentice-winner-edele-lynch-among-14-celebrity-big-brother-contestants-30516163.html|title=Ex-boxing promoter Kellie Maloney and 'Celebrity Apprentice' winner Edele Lynch among 14 Celebrity Big Brother contestants|last=Kelly|first=Aiofe|date=18 August 2014|work=Irish Independent|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life== Lynch has a daughter, Ceol, who is racing in the JSCC in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-30 |title=Edele Lynch's daughter Ceol accelerates racing career with new TV show |url=https://evoke.ie/2024/03/30/entertainment/celebrity/edele-lynch-daughter-ceol-tv-show |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=www.evoke.ie |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{cci}} * {{IMDb name|0528282}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Edele}} Category:1979 births Category:Irish women pop singers Category:Living people Category:People from Donaghmede Category:Irish twins Category:Xenomania Category:B*Witched members Category:Twin musicians