He blacked out on his way to a gig after experiencing symptoms
10:55, 16 Feb 2026Updated 10:59, 16 Feb 2026
Country music singer Michael English has revealed he suffered a heart attack last week. The 46-year-old never suspected something like that would happen to him as he is in good shape.
The health scare occurred while he was on his way to a gig in Waterford and began to feel unwell. “It was a shock – at 46, I didn’t think it would happen to me,” he said. “Leaving the house I didn’t feel 100 per cent, I felt a bit weak or tired in myself and I’d been off for three days, which was unusual for me.
“We stopped on the journey to get diesel and at that I point I asked [manager] Bryan would he mind driving. We were about 20 minutes from Waterford and when we resumed the journey I blacked out in the passenger seat. Bryan didn’t know what was happening and I can only imagine how scary it was for him. But he got me to the hospital as quick as he could.”
Michael received medical attention at University Hospital Waterford and the Hermitage Clinic in Dublin and has since been told he can go back to work.
Even so, suffering a heart attack came as a shock to the country star. “Thankfully I didn’t need surgery,” he told The Sunday World. “I’m on some medication and will be having more cardiac tests when my heart gets a chance to recover, but I feel great now, it’s as if nothing had happened.
“But it has been a shock to the system and a shock to everyone. I never smoked and I’m a moderate drinker. I’m in good shape and I certainly don’t carry any weight.
“I’m known in the business for working a lot. I’m often described as ‘the busiest act in country’ so I probably need to address that.”
The singer says he will now take more time to focus on his health and wellbeing on his days off, the Irish Mirror reports.. Michael added: “You have one body and one heart and you should look after your health and get regular check-ups. Men, in particular, are not good at that. But it could save your life.”
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