Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish rock singer.So far, he has released two studio albums: O in 2002, and 9 in 2006. Early career Damien Rice was born to George and Maureen Rice and raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. Rice was a member of the rock band Juniper under the name of Dodi Ma. Having released the singles "The World Is Dead" and "Weatherman" in Ireland during 1998, the band was due to record their first full album for Polygram in 1999. However, Rice becam