SHINE TEAM
Our coaching team is passionate about building confidence, nurturing talent and creating a supportive environment where everyone can shine.
Meet the Team

Vocal Coach
Carmel Whelan
Carmel is an accomplished vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and Musical Director with a Bachelor of Music from DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama. Musical Director of The High Hopes Choir and Rejoice Gospel Choir, she has extensive experience in vocal coaching and community music and has performed alongside some of Ireland’s leading artists, including Glen Hansard, Imelda May, Christy Moore and Dermot Kennedy. Her work is rooted in a passion for helping people of all ages and abilities discover their voice.

Performance Coach
Gemma O'Neill
Gemma is a vocalist and performance coach with a lifelong background in singing and live performance. Taking to the stage from the age of six, she went on to win numerous singing and talent competitions and has performed in musical theatre productions across Dublin. Gemma trained in vocal technique at Clontarf School of Music and developed her coaching experience with the Broadway Cabaret Club, supporting performers with vocals, confidence and stage performance.

Founder & Vocal Coach
Keelin O'Keeffe
Keelin is the founder of Let It Shine and a performance coach, producer and entrepreneur with a lifelong background in music and theatre. A former member of RTÉ’s Cór na nÓg, she trained in voice at Waltons School of Music and the Leinster School of Music and has performed professionally in theatre and radio. Keelin founded the DCU Campus Choir over 20 years ago and later created and produced the Broadway Cabaret Club, bringing together her passion for performance, confidence and creating opportunities for others to shine.





