Everything about Ronan Tynan totally explained
Ronan Tynan (born
May 14,
1960 in
Dublin, Ireland) is a popular
tenor, singing in the classical
Irish style. He is most famous for his renditions of
God Bless America performed at
Yankee Stadium during important
New York Yankee games, such as Opening Day, nationally-televised games, and playoff games. Additionally he's sung for the
Buffalo Sabres during their
hockey games, and sang before 71,217 fans at the
AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic on January 1st, 2008 when the Sabres played the
Pittsburgh Penguins. He is also known for participating in the 1984 Paralympics.
Tynan was a member of the
Irish Tenors until he left to pursue his solo career in May of 2004. In this same year, he sang "
New York, New York" at
Belmont Stakes and less than a week later he was at the
National Cathedral for
President Ronald Reagan's funeral, where he sang "
Amazing Grace" and
Schubert's "
Ave Maria."
Background
Born with lower limb disabilities, Tynan elected to have both legs
amputated at the age of 20 due to complications caused by a car accident. Within weeks of the accident, he was climbing stairs at his college dormitory on artificial legs. Within a year, Tynan was winning in the international Paralympics. Between 1981 and 1984, he amassed eighteen gold medals and fourteen world records.
In the following years, Tynan became the first person with a disability ever to be admitted to the
National College of Physical Education,
Limerick. He worked for about two years in the prosthetics industry. Then he went on to prestigious
Trinity College, Dublin and became a physician specializing in Orthopedic Sports Injuries, graduating in 1993.
Encouraged to also study voice by his father Edmund, Tynan won a series of prestigious voice competition awards and joined the Irish Tenors.
A devout
Roman Catholic, Tynan has appeared on
EWTN.
Presidential performances
Tynan has also performed in several events President
George W. Bush has attended. Some of them include (bold face indicate those that took place at
Washington National Cathedral):
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