Charles Alphonsus Sherrard (1924-1993) was an Irish-Australian tenor singer better known by the stage name Patrick O'Hagan. Born in

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, he immigrated to

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where he found success singing traditional Irish and Celtic songs. He moved back to Ireland, settling in

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, where he ran a pub before he decided to return to Australia. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he starred in the Australian television series ''Patrick O'Hagan Sings''. His artistic career spanned two decades in the 1950s and 1960s with a comeback in the mid-1970s.

Personal life

He was married to Ellen Sherrard. They had four children, sons Michael, Eamon and Sean and daughter Fiona. Patrick O'Hagan died in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. His wife Ellen died in 2012. His son Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard better known as Johnny Logan is a famous Australian-born Irish singer and composer and winner of the

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twice with "

What's Another Year "What's Another Year" was Irish singer and composer Johnny Logan's first Eurovision Song Contest winning song, achieving success in the 1980 edition of the contest, as well as 's second Eurovision victory. Composed by Shay Healy (who also wr ...

" in 1980 and " Hold Me Now" in 1987. Johnny Logan said about his father had been his inspiration. "I wanted to be just like him and for him to be proud of me, as I was of him," he said.On With The Show: 'I did it for my dad' – Johnny Logan tells (1994)
/ref> The two toured together in Australia and New Zealand.

Discography

Albums

*1954: ''Irish Ballads'' (2 albums) *1957: ''Songs We Sing'' *1957: ''Irish Ballads'' *1957: ''Concert Tour'' *1958: ''Encores'' *1960: ''Presenting'' *1963: ''Scottish Airs'' *1974: ''The Heart & Soul of Ireland'' *1977: ''22 Golden Shamrocks'' Joint albums *1962: ''New Sounds in Irish Music'' (with Teresa Duffy)

References

External links

Discogs - Patrick O'Hagan page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohagan, Patrick 1924 births 1993 deaths Musicians from Derry (city) Northern Ireland emigrants to Australia 20th-century male singers from Northern Ireland 20th-century Australian male singers