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What's Another Year
"What's Another Year" is a song recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Logan with music composed and lyrics written by Shay Healy. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 held in The Hague, resulting in his first win at the contest, as well as the country's second victory. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in May 1980. Background Conception "What's Another Year" was written by Shay Healy. When showband frontman Glen Curtin, the original choice of singer, turned it down, the song was rearranged by Bill Whelan to suit Johnny Logan's singing style. Musically, the song is easily identifiable by its saxophone introduction played by Scottish musician Colin Tully. Logan recorded the song in English, German –as "Was ist schon ein Jahr"–, and Spanish –as "¿Qué es un año más?"–. Eurovision On 9 March 1980, "What's Another Year" performed by Logan competed in the organised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to select its song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Another Year (album)
''What's Another Year'' is the second studio album by Irish singer Johnny Logan (singer), Johnny Logan. The album includes his Eurovision Song Contest 1980, 1980 Eurovision Song Contest winning song "What's Another Year". The album was released internationally under the title ''The Johnny Logan Album'' in October 1980. Track listing LP/Cassette Charts References Johnny Logan (singer) albums 1980 albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Logan (singer)
Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard (born 13 May 1954), also known professionally as Johnny Logan, is an Australian-born Irish singer, songwriter and musician. He is known for being the only person to have won the Eurovision Song Contest three times, twice as a lead singer and a third time as a song writer. Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest in Eurovision Song Contest 1980, 1980 with the song "What's Another Year", which topped the charts in eight countries. He won for a second time in Eurovision Song Contest 1987, 1987 with the song "Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song), Hold Me Now", which topped the charts in Israel, Ireland and Belgium and was a top ten hit in ten other music markets. For 36 years he was only solo artist to have won the contest twice, until Loreen (singer), Loreen's second victory in Eurovision Song Contest 2023, 2023. Logan has also composed two Eurovision songs for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3 (song), Terminal 3" in Eurovision Song Contest 1984, 1984 and "Why Me? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysen
Mysen is the administrative center of the municipalities of Norway, municipality of Eidsberg in the counties of Norway, county of Østfold in Norway. The town is named after the old farm of Mysen (Old Norse, Norse ''Mysin'', from ''*Mosvin''), since the town is built on its ground. The first element is ''mosi'' m 'bog, marsh', and the last element is '' vin '' m 'meadow, pasture'. History Between 1920 and 1961, it was a separate municipality. Mysen became an independent municipality on 1 July 1920, when it was spun off from Eidsberg. On 1 January 1961, Mysen was merged again with Eidsberg. As with many other places in Eastern Norway, Mysen has grown up around a railway station, after Østfold Line's Eastern Line opened in 1882. Today, the station is an end stop for most local trains on the eastern line. Therefore, Mysen is a communication center for inner Østfold, with bus routes to most of the surrounding area, as well as Töcksfors in Sweden. The village had 6,084 inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Of Europe (1981 Concert)
''Songs of Europe'' is a concert television programme commemorating the Eurovision Song Contest's twenty-fifth anniversary. The event was held in Mysen, Norway in 1981, featuring all but eight of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest from its first edition in 1956 to 1981, and broadcast to more than 100 million viewers all over Europe. The concert, which was the largest ever in Norway at the time, and still the largest in Mysen, was hosted by Norwegian television personalities Rolf Kirkvaag and children's television character Titten Tei, who led the two-hour live broadcast in English, German, French, Norwegian and Spanish. The majority of entries were conducted by Sigurd Jansen, although the song "Hallelujah" was conducted, as it was in 1979, by composer Kobi Oshrat. "Nous les amoureux" was conducted by Raymond Bernard, "La, la, la" by Manuel Gas, and "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Kenny Clayton. Background The concert was an annual fund raiser for the International Red Cross, w ... [...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?", the first of a record three consecutive wins by Ireland. 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 |
Why Me? (Linda Martin Song)
"Why Me?" is a 1992 song recorded by an Irish singer Linda Martin written by Seán Sherrard. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 held in Malmö, winning the contest. Background Conception "Why Me?" is a song written by Seán Sherrard –better known as Johnny Logan– for Linda Martin. He had previously won the Eurovision Song Contest performing "What's Another Year" and the self-composed " Hold Me Now" –in and respectively– both . "Why Me?" is a ballad, building in intensity towards the end. The singer describes her thoughts about her lover and asks why she is the lucky one to have his love, as against anyone else. Eurovision On 29 March 1992, "Why Me?" performed by Martin competed in the organised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the Irish entrant –and Martin the performer– for Eurovision. This was the second time Martin would perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan Song)
"Hold Me Now" is a song written and recorded by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Logan. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 held in Brussels, resulting in his second win at the contest, as well as the country's third victory. Background Conception "Hold Me Now" was written, composed, and recorded by Johnny Logan. Lyrically, It is a ballad sung from the point of view of a man whose love interest is leaving him for someone else ("from now on you'll be with someone else instead of me"). The singer pleads with his girlfriend to "touch, touch imthe way you used to do" in order to leave him with good memories of their relationship, even as they "fill this memory / for the last time". The chorus then tells the girl "don't say a word", as they prepare to part. Despite the sad nature of the parting, the singer says "I will know / though we're apart / we'll always be together", which implies some sort of optimism on his part. The music is a typical power ballad, with the final cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheeba
Sheeba were an all-girl pop trio popular in Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were Maxi, Marion Fossett and Frances Campbell. They are best known for representing the host nation, Ireland, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with "Horoscopes". Career In 1978, the group took part in the Irish National Song Contest, to select Ireland's entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. But they failed to win with their song, "It's Amazing What Love Can Do". They went on to release several singles in Ireland with producer Roberto Danova, although their biggest hit was "Horoscopes", which reached No.3. Following their exposure in the 1981 contest, they signed a recording contract in the UK and released the singles "The Next Night" and "Mystery", neither of these found success although were performed on UK TV shows such as 'Lena' (BBC2) and 'The UK Disco Dancing Championships' (ITV.) Exposure on the Eurovision also led to concert tours in Europe and Japan. The follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horoscopes (song)
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Horoscopes", composed by Jim Kelly, with lyrics by Joe Burkett, and performed by the female trio Sheeba. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin, after winning the with the song "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan. Before Eurovision National Song Contest The seventeenth edition of the National Song Contest was held on 1 March 1981 at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. The winner was chosen by 10 regional juries. Killarney was due to announce their votes after Dublin, but due to connection problems, they had to announce their votes last. The interval act was Johnny Logan with his song "What's Another Year". Sheeba had previously appeared at the National Song Contest in 1978, while member Maxi had performed for Ireland at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucks Fizz (band)
Bucks Fizz were an English pop music, pop group, that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan (singer), Mike Nolan and Jay Aston. They received attention for the dance routine which accompanied the song, in which the male members of the group ripped the female members' outer skirts off to reveal much shorter mini-skirts beneath (in line with the part of the lyrics "...if you want to see some more"). The group went on to have a successful career around the world (although they were commercially unsuccessful in the United States), but the UK remained their biggest market, where they had three No.1 singles with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), "The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982) and became one of the top-selling groups of the 1980s. They als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making Your Mind Up
"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz with music composed by John Danter and lyrics written by Andy Hill. Released in March 1981, it was Bucks Fizz's debut single, the group having been formed just two months earlier. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin, winning the contest. Following its win in the contest, the song reached No. 1 in the UK and several other countries, eventually selling in excess of four million copies. It launched the career of the group, who went on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the 1980s and featured on their debut, self-titled album. From 2004 to 2007 the BBC used the name ''Making Your Mind Up'' for their Eurovision selection show in honour of the song. Background Origins In late 1980, songwriter Andy Hill composed "Making Your Mind Up" with an eye to entering it into the ''A Song for Europe'' finals the following year. Working with his then girlfriend, Nichola Martin, a singer and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigo Limpio
Trigo Limpio () were a Spanish musical trio popular in Spain in the 1970s and 1980s. It was originally formed by , Iñaki de Pablo and Luis Carlos Gil. In Spanish, the expression literally means clean wheat, figuratively someone who is honest and transparent. The band represented Televisión Española in the sixth edition of the OTI Festival 1977 with the song "" getting the fourth place. Three years later, they represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), which agreed to stage the eve ... with the entry " Quédate esta noche". By the time of their Eurovision participation, Amaya Saizar had been replaced by Patricia Fernández. Patricia Fernández died on 27 September 2016, at the age of 62. Luis Carlos Gil died on 11 November 2023, at the age of 72. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
