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Luv Bug
Luv Bug are a Northern Irish pop band originating from Newry. They are most famous for representing Ireland in the ''Eurovision Song Contest'' in 1986 with the song " You Can Count on Me". Career The earliest incarnation of the group were formed as an amateur teenage band in early 1977. Playing local gigs they were then taken on by manager Michael Magill and went professional in late 1982 and consisted of sister and brothers June (lead vocals), Hugh (bass) and Max (guitar) Cunningham along with Ricky Meyler (vocals and keyboards) and Majella Grant (drums). They became successful as a live act throughout Ireland and released their first single "Red Light Spells Danger" in 1984. The song was a cover of the Billy Ocean track and was followed up by a string of their own compositions, many of which became hits on the Irish Charts. Among their best known hits are "Living in Stereo" (1985), "On My Own" (1986) and "Look at Me I'm Dancing" (1985). In 1986, they won the ''National So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newry
Newry (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin. It had a population of 26,967 in 2011. Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, although there are references to earlier settlements in the area, and is one of Ireland's oldest towns. The city is an entry to the " Gap of the North", from the border with the Republic of Ireland. It grew as a market town and a garrison and became a port in 1742 when it was linked to Lough Neagh by the first summit-level canal built in Ireland or Great Britain. A cathedral city, it is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore. In 2002, as part of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations, Newry was granted city status along with Lisburn. Name The name Newry is an anglicization of ''An Iúraigh'', an oblique form of ''An Iúrach'', which means "the grove of yew trees". The modern Irish name for Newry is ''An tIúr'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically each day from retailers' EPOS systems. All major record shops, digital retailers and streaming services contribute to the chart, accounting for over 95% of the market. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by the Irish Recorded Music Association on Friday at noon. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the previous Thursday (i.e., the day before issue). The singles chart was first published on 1 October 1962, and covered the top ten singles of the previous week by record label shipments. History The charts were first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 1962. Before this charts had been printed in the ''Evening Herald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music Groups From Northern Ireland
Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (Gas album) * ''Pop'' (Joachim Witt album) * ''Pop'' (Mao Abe album) * ''Pop'' (Same Difference album) * ''Pop'' (Tones on Tail album) * ''Pop'' (U2 album) * ''Pop'', an album by Topi Sorsakoski and Agents * ''P.O.P'', The Mad Capsule Markets album * ''Pop! The First 20 Hits'', an album by English duo Erasure Songs * "Pop" (song), by 'N Sync * "Pop", a song by A.R. Kane * "Pop", a song by Ari Lennox from ''Shea Butter Baby'' * "Pop", a song by La Oreja de Van Gogh from ''El viaje de Copperpot'' * "Pop!", a song by Nayeon from ''Im Nayeon'' Periodicals * ''Pop'' (fashion magazine), a British publication * ''Pop Magazine'', a sports magazine Television * Pop (American TV channel), formerly TVGN * Pop (British and Irish TV channel), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan Song)
"Hold Me Now" is a song composed and performed by Irish singer Johnny Logan, which became the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 for . Logan had previously won with "What's Another Year?" in the 1980 contest and would go on to write the winner of the 1992 contest (" Why Me?" for Linda Martin for whom he had previously written " Terminal 3" in ). The song is usually sung by Bohemians at home matches in Dalymount Park. Overview The song was performed twentieth on the night, following 's Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo with "En lille melodi" and preceding 's Novi Fosili with "Ja sam za ples". At the close of voting, it had received 172 points, placing 1st in a field of 22. After Logan had been proclaimed the winner with this song, he was overcome with emotion during the reprise and was unable to reach the high notes in this part of the song. As he had when he won in 1980 with "What's Another Year?", he shouted "I still love you, Ireland". Lyrically, the song is a ballad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Logan (singer)
Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard (born 13 May 1954), better known by his stage name Johnny Logan, is an Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in Eurovision Song Contest 1980, 1980 and Eurovision Song Contest 1987, 1987. He also composed the winning song in Eurovision Song Contest 1992, 1992. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. In Eurovision Song Contest 1984, 1984, Logan composed the song "Terminal 3 (song), Terminal 3" which placed second at Eurovision, performed by Linda Martin. He won the contest for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song), Hold Me Now", which he also wrote himself. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me? (Linda Martin song), Why Me?". Early life Johnny Logan was born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard on 13 May 1954 in Frankston, Victoria, Frankston, nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since making its debut at the contest in Naples, missing only two contests since then ( and ). The contest final is broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. Ireland has a record total of seven wins, and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland's seven wins were achieved by Dana with "All Kinds of Everything" (), Johnny Logan with "What's Another Year" () and " Hold Me Now" (), Linda Martin with " Why Me" (), Niamh Kavanagh with "In Your Eyes" (), Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with " Rock 'n' Roll Kids" () and Eimear Quinn with "The Voice" (). Johnny Logan is the only performer to have won twice and also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second with Sean Dunphy (), Linda Martin (), Liam Reilly () and Marc Roberts (), has a total of 18 top five results. Since the introduction of the qualifying round in , Ireland has won the contest twice. Since the introductio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wait Until The Weekend Comes
Ireland was represented by Maria Christian, with the song "Wait Until the Weekend Comes", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 27 March. Before Eurovision National final The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Gay Byrne. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries. One of the contenders was Marion Fossett, who was a member of Ireland's 1981 representatives Sheeba. At Eurovision On the night of the final Christian performed first in the running order, preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" had picked up 91 points, placing Ireland 6th of the 19 entries. Only the two final juries, Greece and Luxembourg failed to award the song any points at all. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway. Voting References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Christian
Maria Doyle-Cuche (born 6 May 1965) is an Irish singer who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. In 2016, she auditioned for ''The Voice of Ireland'', and was selected by coach Una Foden in the audition round. In 2020, she took part of '' The Voice France'', in which she went to the semi-finals coached by Lara Fabian. Since the age of nine, Maria has been 95% legally blind. She is the author of an autobiographical book in French entitled "On ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur" (''One Can Only Truly See with the Heart'', 2018). Biography Childhood She was born in 1965 in Dundalk, Ireland, to a poverty-stricken mother in a mother and baby home. Affected by Stargardt’s genetic disease, she lost her eyesight at the age of nine but nevertheless wanted to become a singer. At the age of thirteen, her vocal talents were spotted by an American lady who raised funds for her to travel to the United States for musical training. Career In 1985, at the age of 19, she repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at Grieghallen on 3 May 1986 and was hosted by previous Norwegian contestant Åse Kleveland. Twenty countries took part in this years contest with and deciding not to participate and and returning. also competed for the first time this year. The winner was with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. Belgium was the last of the original 7 countries that had competed in the very first contest to win. Aged 13, Kim was the youngest ever Eurovision winner. Current rules require Eurovision Song Contest participants to be at least 16, so unless the rule is changed, Kim's record will never be broken. In the lyrics of her song, Kim claimed to be 15 years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since making its debut at the contest in Naples, missing only two contests since then ( and ). The contest final is broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. Ireland has a record total of seven wins, and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland's seven wins were achieved by Dana with "All Kinds of Everything" (), Johnny Logan with "What's Another Year" () and " Hold Me Now" (), Linda Martin with "Why Me" (), Niamh Kavanagh with "In Your Eyes" (), Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" () and Eimear Quinn with "The Voice" (). Johnny Logan is the only performer to have won twice and also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second with Sean Dunphy (), Linda Martin (), Liam Reilly () and Marc Roberts (), has a total of 18 top five results. Since the introduction of the qualifying round in , Ireland has won the contest twice. Since the introduction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Martin
Linda Martin (born 27 March 1952) is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known as the winner of the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest during which she represented Ireland with the song " Why Me?". She is also known within Ireland as a member of the band Chips.''Chips'' m irish-showbands.com; accessed 14 October 2016. Early life and family Born in Belfast in 1952, Martin is of Irish, Scottish and Italian ancestry. Her father's family's surname was originally Martini. Her paternal great-grandfather Francis Martini was born in to immigrants from |
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