Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German representatives of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, in Cannes, have died. Twin sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler died yesterday, at the age of 89. Their career lasted from the 1940’s, through to the 1960’s and were known throughout Germany and Italy. They […]
Today , Eurovision Ireland heard the sad news that Clodagh Rodgers , who represented the United Kingdom at the 1971 contest with the song “Jack in the Box” has passed away at the age of 78 . Clodagh’s son , Sam Sorbie broke the news on Social Media […]
#OBITUARY: Joe Grech has died aged 90 Veteran Maltese singer Joseph ‘Joe’ Grech, who was the first act to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest, has died aged 90. He was renowned for promoting the Maltese language, both in his own country and throughout Europe. Joe was […]
#OBITUARY: Dickie Rock has died aged 88 Irish singer Richard ‘Dickie’ Rock has died aged 88. A mainstay of Ireland’s showbands down the years, he represented his country at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest. Dickie was born on 10 October 1936 in Dublin, and raised in Cabra. In […]
#OBITUARY: Françoise Hardy has died aged 80 French singer-songwriter, actress and model Françoise Hardy has died after a long period of ill health, aged 80. Whilst France, she represented Monaco in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest. Françoise was born in Paris in 1944. After a troubled childhood she […]
#OBITUARY: Guy Bonnet of France has died French singer songwriter Guy Bonnet has died aged 78. The representative of France as a performer at two Eurovision Song Contests, and the writer of a third song, he passed away in the French city of Montpellier. His first attempt as […]
The first singer to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, Patricia Bredin, has passed away at the age of 88. Patricia was just 22 years old when she performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. She was picked after being spotted singing at the […]
#OBITUARY: Richard Oesterreicher from Austria Austrian conductor and jazz musician Richard Osterreicher has died aged 90. Between 1978 and 1991, he fulfilled the role of conductor a total of 12 times, making him one of the most recognised Eurovision personalities in that time. Outside of Eurovision appearances, he […]
We are coming to the end of another year and sadly, as is inevitable , there are a few of our past Eurovision stars who passed away this year.We at Eurovision Ireland felt that we would like to honour and remember some of the past stars of the […]
#OBITUARY: Olivia Newton-John Performer in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest Olivia Newton-John has passed away at the age of 73. She was there in Brighton when ABBA won. She finished fourth. Olivia Newton-John was born in 1948 in Cambridge, emigrating to Australia aged six with her parents and […]
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