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garvey on stage in wiesbaden , september 2009 -lsb- http://reagarvey.com/ reagarvey.com -rsb- nelly xavier naidoo , reamonn furtado , paul van dyk , atb , 1999 -- present raymond michael garvey rea garvey tralee , county kerry , ireland universal , island , virgin 250px rea garvey
 solo_singer 03 may 1973 acoustic guitar , electric guitar , piano singer / songwriter rea garvey on concert in wiesbaden 2009.jpg irish rea garvey musician , producer
rea garvey

raymond michael `` rea '' garvey -lrb- born 3 may 1973 in tralee , county kerry -rrb- is an irish singer-songwriter , guitarist and solo artist .
in 1999 , rea garvey formed the band reamonn .
over the 11 years , that rea garvey was frontman of reamonn , they saw chart-topping success , with a number of gold and platinum selling albums -lrb- tuesday , dream no. 7 , beautiful sky , wish and eleven -rrb- and several sold out european tours .
in 2011 , after the release of the band 's best of album/dvd `` eleven '' , and a best of tour , the band parted ways .
garvey took this time to pursue a solo career , which gave birth to his first solo album `` ca n't stand the silence '' .
this solo album `` ca n't stand the silence '' saw garvey 's transition from anthem rock with reamonn , to alternative electro pop .
