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Johnny
Logan was born in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia May 13,
1954. He was given the name Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard. His
father, the famous Patrick O'Hagan, was an Irish tenor who managed
to perform no less than three times at The White House in front of
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon respectively.
The family moved to Ireland when Johnny Logan was aged three. He
started singing at the age of nine and by the time he was thirteen
he had learned to play the guitar and was writing songs. He
accompanied his father on tours in Australia and New Zealand as an
assistant and dresser as his father suffered from a disease that
prevented him from lifting his arms above his chest.
Johnny Logan has no doubt that his choice of profession goes all
the way back to these tours where he and his father were killing
time by singing together in the dressing-rooms of the great
concert halls. Johnny Logan has been singing professionally since
the age of fourteen.
Johnny Logan has won the International Eurovision Song Contest three times. In
the Netherlands April 1980 with “What’s Another Year”
composed by Shay Healy. He won for the 2nd time in Brussels May
1987 as a singer and composer with “Hold Me Now”. No one else
had ever won the Eurovision Song Contest twice as a performer.
"Hold Me Now" rose to number 2 in the UK chart and the
single sold six million copies. In 1992 in Malmö he won for the
3rd time as a composer with “Why Me” sung by Linda Martin.
Johnny Logan, known and respected for his great talent as a singer
and songwriter; has released numerous albums during the years,
performed for many heads of state counting The Pope John Paul II,
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, won several awards and
appeared on top Television shows throughout Europe, Asia and
Australia.
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