#BIRTHDAY: Johnny Logan is 70 today Legend is a term bandied around all too easily in this day and age. Someone can get a maximum from [insert country here] because they used a line in that country’s language, and they get branded a legend. In 1987, history happened, […]
Building on the success of our Best of the Big 5 series, Eurovision Ireland is broadening its search for your favourite entries from countries across the continent, spanning the contest’s entire back catalogue – starting with Ireland! You’ve gone through decades worth of songs, choosing your 20 finalists. […]
#IRELAND: It was 40 years ago today… As we know, Ireland leads the table of most wins with seven. It also has the unique distinction of one performer winning twice. Forty years ago today, that unique performer won for the first time with the song What’s another year. […]
Count along with me – 1..2..3! Yes that is correct. 3 Eurovision winners will come together just for one night and you can be there to watch and even join in. The Unstoppable Conchita Wurst (2014), The Fiddler Alexander Rybak (2009) and Mr Eurovision Johnny Logan (1980, 1987 […]
RTE (Irish National Broadcaster) announced their Autumn/Winter tv schedule and there was one programme that caught our attention – ‘What’s Another Year – The Shay Healy Story’. Shay Healy is the composer of the first Eurovision win for Johnny Logan back in 1980. ‘What’s Another Year’ gave Ireland […]
Eurovision star has revealed his fears of developing dementia, in an open and candid television show. Allowing television cameras to follow him for a day – Shay Healy (the composer of one of Eurovision’s most iconic songs that became the launching pad for one Johnny Logan) has talked […]