Raymond Michael "Rea" Garvey (born 3 May 1973 in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and solo artist. In 1999, Rea Garvey formed the band Reamonn.Over the 11 years that Rea Garvey was their frontman, they saw chart-topping success, with a number of gold and platinum selling albums, Tuesday, Dream No. 7, Beautiful Sky, Wish and Eleven and several sold out European tours.In 2011, after the release of the band's best-of album/DVD "Eleven", and a best-of tour, the band parted ways.Garvey took this time to pursue a solo career, which gave birth to his first solo album "Can't Stand the Silence".This album saw Garvey's transition from Anthem Rock with Reamonn, to Alternative Electro Pop.