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          The Chicago Tribune
          March 1, 2001

          FOR EX-IRISH TENOR, SOLO JOURNEY CAN BE JUST AS SATISFYING
          FAMILY LOSSES TESTED HIS SPIRIT, BUT SINGER UPBEAT FOR U.S.

          TOUR

          By Lynn Van Matre

          The past two years have been ones of triumph and tears for John McDermott.  In 1999, the singer toured as one-third of the musical phenomenon known as the Irish Tenors, playing to packed houses at Chicago's United Center and New York's Madison Square Garden.

          Then came 2000, which McDermott remembers as the most emotionally and spiritually challenging year of his life.

          "I lost my mother, my sister and my brother, all within a six-month period," McDermott said.

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        3. Today, John's home is still Toronto, though the singer has a residence in suburban Boston and hold dual Canadian-British citizenship.
        4. A native of Glasgow, McDermott's mom and dad are Scotland natives with deep roots to Ireland: his father Peter's family are Donegal, his mother Hope's family .

          5. "I'm a spiritually grounded person, but the impact of the loss was so great, it was a challenge to my faith.

          "I was on shaky ground for a while," McDermott acknowledged. "But I'm in a good place now.

          And no matter how bad things are for you, someone else has it worse. I have a good record