Karen Matheson
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Karen Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who usually sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan. She and Morgan received much acclaim for their joint lead vocal on the Breton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.
She was born on 11 February 1963 and grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in Argyllshire. She was awarded an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list.
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