Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble, formed in 2004 for a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland.

It was founded with Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and Máiréad Nesbitt, but now consists of Mairéad Carlin, Tara McNeill, Muirgen O'Mahony, and Emma Warren as of July 2023.

1 on Billboard's World Music chart, eventually breaking Andrea Bocelli's long-standing record of chart-topping longevity on 22 July 2006 by having stayed at No.

[12] As well as being featured on the album and DVD for A New Journey, Hayley alternated with Méav during tour events to maintain the live five-person line-up.

[13] In preparation for their third studio album, Celtic Woman performed at Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland, on 23 and 24 August 2006, with this show airing on PBS during December 2006.

Méav's replacement, Lynn Hilary, made her first appearance on 10 October 2007 in Estero, Florida, United States.

It was announced on the group's website in 2009 that Órla Fallon was taking a full break to spend time with her family and to focus on recording a new solo album, and that as a result of this, Alex would be replacing her.

[21] For the 2009 Isle of Hope Tour, the group comprised vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Lisa Kelly, and Alex Sharpe; and fiddler Máiréad Nesbitt.

After the tour ended, it was announced that Alex Sharpe would take a full-time break from Celtic Woman to spend time with her family.

[22] After the Songs from the Heart tour, in November 2010, Lynn Hilary announced that she was leaving the group to return to Ireland.

The tour featured Chloë Agnew, Lisa Kelly, Lynn Hilary, Alex Sharpe, and Máiréad Nesbitt.

[24][25] A second Songs from the Heart tour opened in February 2011 with Agnew, Kelly, new member Lisa Lambe, and Nesbitt and consisted of about 80 concerts in North America in spring 2011[26] and 10 performances in Germany and Austria during summer 2011.

The group filmed a new special on 6 and 7 September 2011 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia for PBS broadcast and DVD release.

This album features the voices of Lisa Lambe, Chloë Agnew, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, and Mairead Nesbitt on the fiddle.

Another Christmas album, Celtic Woman: Silent Night was released on the same day for the United States exclusively.

She announced that she would return to the group again, temporary, in August 2013 to film the Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas PBS show and DVD.

In July 2013, Celtic Woman released a promotional video on its YouTube channel for a new PBS special, due to be screened in early 2014.

The DVD was filmed in April 2013 at a tour stop in South Bend, Indiana and was aired on PBS, starting in March.

On 5 August 2013, Chloë Agnew announced that she was taking a break from Celtic Woman to focus on solo projects.

Shortly before the "Home for Christmas" DVD show, Chloë Agnew announced she would be taking a break from Celtic Woman to work on solo projects and was not featured in the PBS special.

Lynn Hilary came back for the Emerald Tour as Lisa Lambe left in mid-March for a role in the play Breaking Dad, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's sequel to Between Foxrock and a Hard Place.

On 10 July 2015, the group released an album called Decade: The Songs, The Show, The Traditions, The Classics featuring all of the former and current members.

In August 2015, the group filmed a DVD / TV special and recorded an accompanying album called Celtic Woman: Destiny, the first for Mairead Carlin and Éabha McMahon.

They visited Australia for the Decade 10th Anniversary Tour in September 2015 for the first time since January 2014 and returned to the UK in November 2015.

[37] On 7 August 2016, it was announced that long-time member Máiréad Nesbitt was stepping away from Celtic Woman to focus on her own projects.

[40][41][42] On 19 July 2018, Celtic Woman announced a new TV special and DVD, to be recorded on 13–14 September 2018 at Johnstown Castle in Wexford, Ireland.

[52][53][non-primary source needed] In October 2019, Susan McFadden returned for a few shows on the group's European Tour while Mairéad Carlin recovered from appendicitis.

[54] On 21 February 2020, Celtic Woman announced their album Celebration: 15 Years of Music and Magic to commemorate the group's 15th anniversary.

Chloë Agnew is hip, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is rational, Órla Fallon is angelic, and Máiréad Nesbitt is energetic.

Celtic Woman: Destiny received a nomination for the 59th (2017) Grammy Awards in the "Best World Music Album" category.