He first attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, when he placed third in the Irish National Final with the song "Angie". He also collaborated on the chart topping charity single "You'll Never Walk Alone" in aid of the Bradford City Disaster Fund. When my father died I drank my way through that. “To keep my hair. Silver-haired Logan, who admirers say has a look of Patrick Swayze about him and can still rock a pair of leather trousers, got one of his three adult sons to assist with the call – “the family won’t even let me near the TV remote controls, I’m so bad with technology”, says the singer who will celebrate his 66th birthday on May 13th. . He learnt the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. 2023: Loreen, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Er schrieb ESC-Geschichte: Johnny Logan wird 65, Nederlandse Thesaurus van Auteursnamen Persoon ID, https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Logan&oldid=64333984, Deelnemer aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 1980, Deelnemer aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 1987, Iers deelnemer aan het Eurovisiesongfestival, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen, Op 30 april 1980, elf dagen na zijn eerste songfestivalzege in Den Haag, kwam Logan terug naar Nederland om op te treden tijdens het. MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 18: Singer Johnny Logan and his wife Ailis Sherrard during the annual Christmas Roast Kid ( young goat ) Dinner ( Zickleinessen ) on December 18, 2017 in Munich, Germany. "I very seldom do anything in Ireland with the media because I don't work here so I've nothing to promote. The family moved back to Ireland when Logan was three years old. (Source for UK and Irish chart positions ). (Bohemians) as their anthem and it is sung primarily at away games. Johnny also went on the write Linda Martin's Eurovision winner ‘Why me’ as well as her runner up song in 1984 ‘Terminal three’. I'm Irish, I've always been Irish - I never felt anything else. . When I interviewed Rock, the showband star, a few years ago, he admitted to having been unfaithful to his wife during his heyday. And to outlive Dickie Rock,” he deadpans. And he has a daughter, Robyn (born in 1988) with Turkish dancer and actress Burçin Orhon. He learnt the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. Johnny Logan is easily one of one Ireland's most famous singers with two massive Eurovision wins in the 1980's before penning another golden track for Linda Martin in 1992. Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard (born 13 May 1954), better known by his stage name Johnny Logan, is an Irish singer. 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Logan returned for the final where he performed "Prayin" with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and was runner-up to Finbar Furey. M 20163-2. Another single released in late 1980, a cover of a recent Cliff Richard song, "Give A Little Bit More" was a more concerted effort and although it narrowly missed the chart. He also composed the winning song in 1992. Read Full Biography. Backing Vocals - Adam Sherrard, Fionn Sherrard, Jack Sherrard, Johnny Logan. . Logan blames his lack of success in the UK on poor management and his inexperience.[15]. Logan's own musical aspirations were evidenced early -- by age 13, he was writing and performing his own songs, and was soon a fixture on the County Meath folk circuit, although he would be 23 before his first "big break" arrived, appearing as Adam in the stage play Adam & Eve. Johnny Logan catapulted to fame in the 1980s after winning the Eurovision Song Contest twice and becoming a household name. Having composed the Irish Eurovision Song Contest 1984 entry for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3" (which finished in second place), Logan repeated the collaboration in 1992 when he gave Martin another of his songs, "Why Me". Johnny Logan celebrates his Eurovision win in the Hague. Swipe across below to see the full gallery of images, In Pictures: Eurovision legend Johnny Logan and wife Ailis. I went away and I still go away; she's always been the rock. “I didn’t have the worry of my family when I was away from it,” he says. "What was really funny for me was arriving back in Dublin [airport], giving my passport and being asked, 'Do you want fries with that?'". We were robbed, etc.). The is married to Ailis Sherrard, his starsign is Taurus and he is now 69 years of age. He added: “I can’t cook. I’m an emotional person,” he says. The couple has three children, Adam, Jack and Fionn and they live in Ashbourne, Co Meath - he also has a base in Germany. Not a bad run for a man who claimed when interviewed in The Irish Times that he never wanted to be in the music industry, it just happened. I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. "Eurovision was three different weeks in my life - the first one was 35 years ago. Logan's father was Derry -born Irish tenor Patrick O'Hagan. “The short answer to whether I was a good husband is none of your business. Family: Wife Ailis and sons Adam, Fionn and Jack. He subsequently refused an interview with RTÉ broadcaster Derek Mooney as, according to Mooney, "he thought we were going to stitch him up". He won for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now", which topped the charts in Israel, Ireland and Belgium and was a top ten hit in ten other music markets. From that point on, I kind of fell into everything. I am useless. My first mistake is mentioning Dickie Rock. Although he is one of our own, Johnny was actually born in Melbourne, Australia. It allowed people to see that I did have a sense of humour. (Not forgetting the pop banger Terminal 3 which he also wrote, earning second place for Ireland in 1984. In 1980, Logan again entered the Irish National selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the Shay Healy song "What's Another Year", winning the Irish final on 9 March in Dublin. Logan won the chart battle with his song charting at number three in the charts while Special's charted at number five. It was a lot of hard work - nobody embraces you just because, 'Hey, he's Irish!' The erstwhile Sean Patrick Michael Sherrard was three before the family returned to its native Ireland, where his father, Patrick O'Hagen, was one of the country's best regarded tenors . In Drogheda, at a Christian Brothers school where he was badly beaten up one day by a lay teacher who thought Logan had been laughing at him (he hadn’t been). 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(When I express admiration for his strength in giving up alcohol, he says: “It’s not a case of strength of character; you either do it or you die.”) The album went double platinum in Norway and knocked Coldplay off the number one spot in Denmark. It's like watching a train crash – you can't look away, but at the same time you don't want to see it". My Way Music. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. What age is he? That I am more interested in the challenges to family life of being away from home so much. His musical fame is by no means restricted to the contest, however. Logan had come through the wrong door so had to be rescued by the police and helped to a waiting limo. It was Eurovision that established Logan's superstardom; when the contest celebrated its 50th anniversary, "Hold Me Now" was voted the third most popular song ever to win the event, while he was also the only performer to have a second song in the final 14, as "What's Another Year" crept in alongside it. “Dickie’s idea of an international tour was to have a gig in England. When history looked a lot like repeating itself however, the performer was seven years older, but infinitely wiser. "Hold Me Now" is also a global million-seller. There are certain people who are trendy and cool, and certain people who are not … I've never doubted my relationship with the Irish people but I've never been popular with the media and the media have never been popular with me. . Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 20 mei 2023 om 08:17. When Charlie changed his stage name to Patrick O'Hagan, Sean became Sean O'Hagan and returned to Ireland in the late 1950s at the age of three. Johnny Logan Revealed on 'The Masked Singer Belgium', "Logan, his brother...and the belly dancer's baby", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Logan_(singer)&oldid=1157312225, This page was last edited on 27 May 2023, at 20:24. In October 2005, "Hold Me Now" was voted as the third most popular song in Eurovision history at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Doing those ads was one of the best moves I ever made. Irishman In America Johnny Logan - Irishman In America (Album) 2 versions : My Way Music: M 20163-2: Europe: Born in Melbourne to Irish parents, Johnny Logan moved to Ireland at the age of three with his family, first to Howth and then to Drogheda where the family settled until his parents moved back to Australia when Logan was 18. . The single made the UK charts but was not significant enough to sustain a continued chart career. (Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images). In 1985, Logan released his third studio album Straight From The Heart which failed to chart. 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Everything you need to know about the singer and his life away from the spotlight, more than four decades after his first win in the Eurovision Song Contest, Get the latest showbiz news and gossip every day by signing up to our FREE newsletter. [28], Logan lives in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland with his wife, Ailis and their three children, Adam, Fionn and Jack. “I’m the only person I know who can burn tea, Róisín . I have my own views which are nothing to do with his. [6][7] The family moved back to Ireland when Logan was three years old. Love Island's newest arrival, Molly Marsh, is ready to carve her own path in the villa, following in the footsteps of her mother. In 2020, The Sunday Times revealed a movie about the life and career of Logan was in the works - called Mr Eurovision.[27]. He always had music in his live, and when he was 13 he learned how to play the guitar, and he started to write songs. Logan's father was Derry-born Irish tenor Patrick O'Hagan. “But I know I am in a privileged position, I have money, all my dates are moving to next year.” He’d love nothing more than to get into the car and drive to Howth, to relax and enjoy the sea air, “it would be good for my head but we’re all in this together, people on the frontline need us to do this”. 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The truth is I ask Johnny Logan about the story behind the photograph to change the subject after our conversation takes a turn for the awkward. The song took the title and cemented Logan as the most successful artist in Eurovision history with three wins. Genres: AOR, Pop. How Irish presenter Craig Doyle nearly "ruined his chances" with wife Doon after their third date, As the Irish TV presenter has been tipped by fans to replace Phillip Schofield on ITV's This Morning, we take a look at the star's happy home life with his wife Doon. “My dad had this belief in his life that God would make everything all right,” he says. He talks a lot about his “gentle, very religious” Derry-born father Charles Sherrard, who, as a tenor, had the stage name Patrick O’Hagan. “You know, whatever happened good and bad everything would ultimately be okay. In early 1983, Logan attempted a comeback in the UK with the song "Becoming Electric" with a new sound and image and promotional push, but the song failed to chart. The eye-catching black and white photo shows him returning to Dublin Airport after his first Eurovision win in 1980, with Shay Healy’s What’s Another Year. "My parents moved [back] to Australia when I was 18," continues Johnny, whose father was the Irish tenor Patrick O'Hagan. Love Island's newest arrival, Molly Marsh, is ready to carve her own path in the villa, following in the footsteps of her mother. “The life I’ve led, the success I’ve had, will not be measured by the people who sit in judgement in Ireland about what I do with my career. Owing to a mix-up, two follow-up singles were released almost simultaneously; "Save Me" and "In London". The legendary crooner is best known for his hit "Hold Me Now" and sporting a white suit. But when my mother died, I sang at her funeral and I spoke about her. With all the rescheduled bookings, he has a very full diary for next year. Born in Melbourne in 1954, the former electrician was just three when his expat parents moved back to Ireland, settling first in Howth before moving to Drogheda. That’s my frying pan,” he says. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Mai 1954 als Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard geboren. That’s my frying pan. (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Redferns). These Are The 10 Best-Paid Television Stars In The World. Tweemaal deed hij dit als uitvoerend artiest (in 1980 met What's another year en in 1987 met het door hemzelf geschreven Hold me now) en in 1992 zegevierde . . "When you're younger, you kind of feel that you deserve success; when you get older, you're more grateful for the things that happen to you.". (Bohemians) as their anthem and it is played in Dalymount and sung with gusto at both home and away matches.[22]. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?". It was held in the Netherlands and he performed Shay Healy song What's Another Year? OSLO, NORWAY - MAY 07: Johnny Logan performs during the 'We Love the 80's' Festival at Telenor Arena on May 7, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. In October 2005, "Hold Me Now" was voted as the third most popular song in Eurovision history at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark. ''In saying that, it's nice for the fans that I still have here to know that I'm still breathing!". "Then I get asked, 'Are you still singing?' His earliest claim to fame was starring as Adam in the 1977 Irish musical Adam and Eve,[8] and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. According to Met Éireann high pressure will continue to dominate our weather this week, keeping things generally dry and warm with plenty of sunshine. . De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. Early life and career Johnny Logan was born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. "My father didn't have money to leave us to pay the rent," he recalls. He says he wants to “lift people’s spirits” so he has done a few interviews including one on YouTube with far right commentator Rowan Croft – aka Grand Torino. But I know I am in a privileged position, I have money, all my dates are moving to next year. More than a dozen albums on, today the 60-year-old is not just - to coin a phrase - 'big in Germany', but stratospheric throughout Scandinavia too. (Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images), OSLO, NORWAY - MAY 07: Johnny Logan performs during the 'We Love the 80's' Festival at Telenor Arena on May 7, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. And I would entertain fitters and welders and everybody on the building site. These 10 Whopping Homes & Cars Of Celebrities Look Amazing! Logan won the chart battle with his song charting at number three in the charts while Special's charted at number five. On leaving school, he apprenticed as an electrician while performing in pubs and cabaret acts. . Together they have three children, Adam, Jack and Fionn. "Like a lot of people from my generation, I was beaten very badly by the Christian Brothers, so it's strange that I ended up marrying a school teacher. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. ", With the Eurovision turning the same age as its biggest star, Johnny reflects: "Back in the 70s and 80s, certainly after the first Eurovision with all the ups and downs, I never thought I'd live this long. With confusion by radio stations over which to play, both singles flopped. “That’s none of your business, Róisín,” Logan says. “When this is all finished I can’t wait to get out and sing and make people happy again. Get ready for an exciting night of love and drama as she steps into the spotlight! Those three weeks didn't last 35 years - there's been a lot more involved. You know, I’ve sang for Pope John Paul, for the queen of England, for Prince Charles, for Lady Diana – when she was alive – for the government of Ireland, for every head of state in Europe . Above his head, hanging on a purple-painted wall, is an example of one life-changing road he took. When I video called the musician and Eurovision legend Johnny Logan at his home in Ashbourne, Co Meath, it was clear he was sitting in a large room that was equally good for the ego. [23] In 2007, he sang "A State of Happiness", advertising the Dutch Center Parcs. . Author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History that Logan is the only lead singer to have sung two winning entries and one of only five authors/composers (all men) to have written/composed two winning songs. Irish folk-pop singer active since the 1970s and best known as the only performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Just hearing his name seems to set Johnny Logan off. Likes: "My wife would describe the sea as my church - it's where I went when my mother and father died. I interrupt to explain I am not comparing Logan to Dickie Rock career-wise. When Weekend Review hurriedly arrives at Bruxelles however, there's no. He remembers the Marist fathers, putting strange ideas in his and fellow classmate’s heads. One who was on the road and one who came home and that was never difficult for me because I really was two different people.”, I tell him what I am getting at with my question is the fact that Dickie Rock said his life as a star meant he wasn’t a very good husband, though Rock also said his wife had forgiven him. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images In 2009 and 2010, he performed in the Celtic rock opera Excalibur, and continued to do so in 2011. Proud dad Johnny has just joined forces with his youngest son Jack, also a musician, to launch an online songbook - available at playguitar.de - showing fans how to master all his greatest hits on guitar. Having warbled his way to number one in 11 European countries, including Ireland, with Shay Healy's megahit What's Another Year, the young Seán Sherrard might reasonably have expected fame and fortune to follow. His dad spent a lot of time away touring while his mother, a fiery Kilkenny woman, Eily, held the fort at home with the children. I’m tempted to start casual dating’, ‘I am obsessed with hurling. In the hour we spend together – apart – Logan is funny, thoughtful, self-aware, open and generous. One of the most successful individuals in the entire history of the Eurovision Song Contest, Johnny Logan first appeared at the event in 1980, when he was triumphant with "What's Another Year." [29] He also has a daughter, Robyn (born in 1988) with Turkish dancer and actress Burçin Orhon. In 2022, he was a contestant in the second season of The Masked Singer in Belgium, as 'the red deer'. “Because you’re locked in the house you’re not moving around as much and your body starts telling you . [4], Johnny Logan was born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard on 13 May 1954 in Frankston, Victoria. He is best known for being the first performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest as a lead singer twice.Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 with the song "What's Another Year", which topped the charts in eight countries. I’m very good with the credit card. Get Dickie to match one of those, you know? The three time Eurovision tells why he has hung up his white suit for good. "My mam was from Kilkenny and my dad was from Derry. Love Island's newest arrival, Molly Marsh, is ready to carve her own path in the villa, following in the footsteps of her mother. (Album) 2 versions. The erstwhile Sean Patrick Michael Sherrard was three before the family returned to its native Ireland, where his father, Patrick O'Hagen, was one of the country's best regarded tenors. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. The song became the Irish entry at the finals in Sweden. Throughout his career, which spans four decades, Logan has released no less than 40 singles and 19 albums. The song won the contest and Logan became the first person to win the contest twice. As we wind our way through the Westbury Mall towards popular Thai restaurant Saba however, it's clear that the slimmed-down star hasn't been tucking into the Twisty Fries lately. Johnny Logan Facts & Wiki Where does Johnny Logan live? Arranged By - Johnny Logan (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12) Bass Guitar - Jacob Skytte; Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin - Wanda Wick; Drums, Percussion - Jesper Andersen (4) Engineer [Canldron Recordings] - Ciaran Byrne*, Michael Manning (4) social distancing is not part of my character.” His tours have all been cancelled. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. On 13-5-1954 Johnny Logan (nickname: Johnny) was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. And in Chanel College in Coolock, Dublin when he was younger. “I stopped trying to be someone else,” he says. When you see it starting to work, and you see your body starting to [change], you become more motivated.". Explore releases from Adam Sherrard at Discogs. Discover. It’s Eurovision time again and inevitably that means the conversation turns to Johnny Logan, Ireland's most successful Eurovision entrant. I apologise for offending him. When Irish author John Boyne won Celebrity Home of the Year a couple of years ago, viewers got to see his self-described “ego room”, the place where he keeps trophy copies of his many novels. Maybe he could use this opportunity and the enforced time off his hectic touring schedule to learn some cooking? Logan returned for the final where he performed "Prayin" with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and was runner-up to Finbar Furey. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. “You learn during that period to be two different people. Sat 7 Mar 2015 at 18:30 As Ireland's 'Mr Eurovision', Johnny Logan is world famous for his phosphorescent white suit. "Hold Me Now" is also a global million-seller. He reads it out: “Our times working together have been the best of times, working with that voice of yours and your songs has never been less than a privilege and a joyful experience”. "After the second Eurovision, I saw the same relationship developing between myself and the music industry in Ireland and England," tells the dad-of-three, in a rare and exclusive interview. It was full of Eurovision awards, gold discs, photographs and various mementos from an extraordinary career that’s lasted more than four decades. These Are The 15 Hottest Wives And Girlfriends Of Hollywood! Yet, while Logan is synonymous with Ireland's Eurovision history, the singer himself was born on May 13, 1954, in Frankstone, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ", Read more: Johnny Logan lived "month to month" and moved into a house with five students after Eurovision win, Read more: Linda Martin shares pain after breakdown of her relationship with boyfriend and Chips bandmate.
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