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Halfway Home Ronan Tynan

Halfway Home By Ronan Tynan

Halfway Home by Ronan Tynan


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Summary

Diagnosed with lower-limb disability at birth, Ronan Tynan overcame his problems and went on not only to gain a medical degree, but to win 18 gold medals and 14 world records at the Paralympics and to build himself a bestselling music career, singing alone and with The Irish Tenors.

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Halfway Home by Ronan Tynan

In Halfway Home, Ronan Tynan, a member of the enormously popular Irish Tenors, shares his moving life story - a story Barbara Walters calls 'so amazing you may find it hard to believe' - of overcoming adversity and attaining worldwide success in several different fields. Diagnosed with a lower-limb disability at birth, Tynan had his legs amputated below the knee when he was twenty years old. Eight weeks later, he was climbing the stairs of his college dormitory, and within a year, he was winning races in the Paralympic Games, amassing eighteen gold medals and fourteen world records. After becoming the first disabled person ever admitted to the National College of Physical Education, he served a short stint in the prosthetics industry and began a new career in medicine. He continued his studies at Trinity College, where he specialized in orthopaedic sports injuries. After earning his medical degree, Tynan chose music for the next act in his life. Less than one year after he began studying voice, he won both the John McCormick Cup for Tenor Voice and the BBC talent show Go For It. He went on to win the prestigious International Operatic Singing Competition in France, and in 1998 his debut Sony album, My Life Belongs to You, became a top-five hit in England within just two weeks and eventually went platinum. Later that year, he was invited to join The Irish Tenors, furthering a journey that started in a small Irish village and has brought him to the world's grandest stages.

About Ronan Tynan

Ronan Tynan is the multi-talented Irish Tenor (with Finbar Wright and Frank McNamara).

Additional information

GOR002634028
9780593051498
0593051491
Halfway Home by Ronan Tynan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20030101
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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