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Johnny Logan

Name:Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard
Born:13-5-1954
Nationality:Irish
   
National Finals:Irish National Final 1987, 1980, 1979
ESC Entries:

Hold me now (1987)

What’s another year (1980)

   
Website:http://www.johnnylogan.com/

Biography

Johnny Logan is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning. He is therefore nicknamed ” Mr Eurovision”.Logan adopted the stage name Johnny Logan after the main character of the film “Johnny Guitar” and released his first single in 1978. He first attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, when he placed third in the Irish National Final. He release his first album “in London” in 1979.

Entries

Country:Ireland
Year:1987
Language:English
   
Artist:Johnny Logan
Song:Hold me now
Lyrics:Séan Sherrard (Johnny Logan)
Composer(s):Séan Sherrard (Johnny Logan)
Conductor:Noel Kelehan
   
Backings:

Joan Lea

Karen Black

Alan Pentony

 

Results 
Points:172
Position:1
Running order:20
Country:Ireland
Year:1980
Language:English
   
Artist:Johnny Logan
Song:What’s another year
Lyrics:Shay Healy
Composer(s):Shay Healy
Conductor:Noel Kelehan
   
Backings:

a.o:

Colin Tully

Results 
Points:143
Position:1
Running order:17