Eamonn McCrystal

Eamonn McCrystal (born 1 June 1987)[1] is a multi-Emmy Award winning[2][3] Northern Irish TV producer and pop tenor[4][5] based in Los Angeles, California.

[1] In his late teen years, he seriously considered joining the priesthood, but was advised by local cardinal Sean Brady to pursue his music career instead.

[7] He studied to be a teacher of Religious Education and English at St Mary's University College, Belfast[9] before moving to London, England to pursue a career in Media.

[20] Eamonn is seen regularly on PBS Television with his concerts "The Music of Northern Ireland" (PBS)[21] and "The Music of Christmas" (BBC/PBS)[3][4][22] and also on the BBC in the UK, most notably BBC Children In Need,[23] Songs of Praise[24] McCrystal made an appearance in the 2014 film Big Stone Gap, directed by Adriana Trigiani and starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg.

In February 2020 Eamonn co-created, produced and directed an 8-part vegan cooking show "New Day New Chef" with Jane Velez-Mitchell which debuted on Amazon Prime Video and later aired on PBS.

In June 2020 a stand-alone 6-part version of the show titled, "New Day New Chef : Support and Feed Edition" aired on Amazon Prime Video and featured Maggie Baird, Billie Eilish and Finneas.

Through this company, McCrystal has created and produced a variety of television shows across different genres: McCrystal has performed with Randy Travis[7] and Kristin Chenoweth,[30] Rachel Tucker,[21] Brian Kennedy,[21] Rita Wilson[3][6] and Chloe Agnew,[3][6][23][31][32] he makes regular guest appearances on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee,[32][33] and is often backed by a 12-piece orchestra.

[8] In December 2016, McCrystal toured the United States (15 cities in 18 days)[3][5][31] with Chloe Agnew,[6][23][31][32] notable venues included: The Grammy Museum at LA Live[31] and The Kennedy Center, Washington DC.

McCrystal performs in Belfast in 2014.