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Obituary: Tommy Drennan, classically trained singer who beat The Beatles to number one slot in 1971
His interpretation of O Holy Night, in which EMI amalgamated a recording of him as an 11-year-old boy soprano with a contemporary version sung with his band, The Monarchs, held the number one slot in the Irish charts for five weeks. Along with Brendan …