Johnny Logan (singer)

Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan
	Logan performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard
Also known as	Mr. Eurovision
Born	13 May 1954 (age 70); Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Pop; Celtic;
Occupation(s)	Singer; musician;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	1978–present
Website	johnnylogan.com

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 best known for being the first performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest as a lead singer twice.^[1]^[2]

Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 with the song "What's Another Year", which topped the charts in eight countries. He won for a second time in 1987 with the 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's second victory in 2023.^[3]

Logan has also composed two Eurovision songs for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3" in 1984 and "Why Me?" in 1992. The former placed second, while the latter came first; therefore making Logan one of only five people to have composed two winning Eurovision entries.^[4]

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^ "Eurovision: Sweden's Loreen wins again, but UK's Mae Muller is second from last". BBC News. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1984". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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[3] "Eurovision: Sweden's Loreen wins again, but UK's Mae Muller is second from last". BBC News. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[4] "Eurovision Song Contest 1984". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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Johnny Logan (singer)

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