toured North America from February to May 2010 on their 'Songs from the Heart' tour. After the tour finished, Sharpe announced she would be leaving to be with her family full-time. In early 2015 it was announced that she would rejoin Celtic Woman for two months (May and June) of their Decade 10th Anniversary tour. In 2016, she and former Celtic Woman member Lynn Hilary formed the group CaraNua. In 2018, Alex rejoined Celtic Woman for 12 shows of the North American Homecoming tour to fill in for Susan McFadden who went back to Ireland to attend a family emergency. Hayley Westenra Hayley Westenra is a New Zealand singer, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. She joined in August 2006 and was featured on Celtic Woman: A New Journey CD and DVD, toured on their 2007 Spring Tour, and was also featured on their DVD, The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection, released in 2008. After the Spring Tour ended, Hayley left to return to her solo career. Mairéad Carlin Máiréad Carlin is a singer from Derry. From August 2013, she replaced Chloë Agnew, who would be working on solo projects. In January 2021 She announced via her social channels that she had decided to leave Celtic Woman to pursue other projects. Chloë Agnew Chloë Agnew is an Irish singer. She appeared as part of the group at The Helix in Dublin in 2004 as its youngest member. On 5 August 2013, the Celtic Woman website announced that Agnew would be taking a break to focus on solo projects. Her position was filled by Derry-born singer Mairéad Carlin. On 22 January 2020, it was announced that Agnew was returning to the group to fill in for McMahon during the Celtic Woman Celebration spring tour, but the tour was cut short due the pandemic. However, Agnew announced that she would participate in the Postcards from Ireland Tour as well as the Postcards from Ireland album and TV special/DVD. On 19 August 2022, Agnew announced that she would be taking a break from the group once again to focus on solo projects. Membership The original performers in Celtic Woman were Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and Máiréad Nesbitt. During Méav's pregnancy in 2005, Deirdre Shannon was selected to fill her place during tours. Méav returned to the group in time to record A New Journey and tour for that