at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Wait Until the Weekend Comes", written by Brendan Graham, and performed by Maria Christian. The Irish...

contest by Maria Christian with "Wait Until The Weekend Comes". Clayton-Lea, Tony. "Golden boy, forgotten man". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2022...

singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively...

contest. He also wrote the 1976 entry "When", which was sung by Red Hurley, and the 1985 entry "Wait until the weekend comes", performed by Maria Christian...

appearances with Chips until they recruited a new lead singer (Valerie Roe) in the late 1980s.[citation needed] She participated in the National Song Contest...

My Train Comes In" (#15) 1971 "My Heart Keeps Telling Me" (#7) 1971 "Cathedral in the Pines" (#15) 1972 "Till (Mini Monster)" (#9) 1973 "The Last Waltz"...

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest under the name Maria Christian in which she sang "Wait Until The Weekend Comes" written by Brendan Graham. She earned...

originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (in the West End and Broadway) and for creating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera (1985)...

The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1985 in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organised...

were still "waiting for an official update" regarding the line makeup they were forced to remove. They later added, "The EBU is not what the Eurovision...

McGeegan for the stage,[better source needed] first came to prominence in Ireland when his single with the Big Four reached number 7 in the Irish charts...

(My love let's talk) Espero por Ti/Alegria Em Flor (Single, Nova, 1980) (Wait For You/Joy in bloom) Baby Suicida/A Tua Noite (Single, Vadeca, 1981) (Suicidal...

This is a discography of the Ireland entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring the highest chart placing attained on the Irish Singles Chart. Chart...

2022. "Radio". The Irish Times Weekend. 4 May 1991. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2022. "Weekend TV Highlights". The Irish Times Weekend. 9 May 1992. p...

music markets. For 36 years he was only solo artist to have won the contest twice, until Loreen's second victory in 2023. Logan has also composed two Eurovision...

Irish musician, who, with Charlie McGettigan, won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland in 1994; the third of a record three consecutive wins by Ireland...

there but would have to wait until 2003 for a return to the music charts with the release of his new album You're Still You. The album was a surprise success...

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...

London, on the weekend of 25 April 1970, was released in June and included four tracks co-written by the singer, as well as a new recording of the album's...

They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"). Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson until 1994. The duo was...

participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and for being the older sister of fellow singer Anna Vissi. Vissi participated in the Eurovision Song Contest...

representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 with the song "You Can Count on Me". The earliest incarnation of the group were formed as an...

13 February 1968) is an Irish singer who sang the winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. The 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Millstreet...

Cohen (Hebrew: יזהר כהן; born March 13, 1951) is an Israeli singer who won the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. Izhar Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and...

in Portadown) is an Irish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1971 with the song "One Day Love". With 79 points, she came in 11th position. One day love...

region from the late 1970s until the late 1990s. She also gained popularity at the US country stage during the 1980s. In 1986, she had the "Kikki i Nashville"...

midnight until 2 a.m.) on RTÉ 2fm for eleven years, worked on Thames' Name That Tune, was the first woman presenter of Rapid Roulette, and for the eleven...

one of the five songs in Eurosong 2015, the national selection to select the Irish entry for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song finished...

years in Billericay, Essex in the U.K. where she attended The Billericay School. She was discovered at the beginning of the 1960s through a talent competition...

musicians. As The Swarbriggs, they represented Ireland at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with "That's What Friends Are For". As The Swarbriggs Plus...