In 2002, he took part in the UK television quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks as a team panelist in a Eurovision-special. Sam Henderson is a former Weekly Scotsman journalist who also for a time managed the late Scots comic, Johnny Victory. [26], On 16th May 2020, Logan appeared in Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light which was commissioned to replace the 65th Eurovison Song Contest due to its postponement until 2021 as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Logan sang his 1980 winning song What's Another Year, Logan lives in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland with his wife, Ailis and their three children, Adam, Fionn and Jack. The ever young Miss Reynolds in her entertaining cabaret show tells how, as a twelve-year-old, her mother took her to her first Broadway show. The fledgling Scottish Parliament has had rather a sticky start. America had the Barrymores, England revered the Redgraves. Logan returned for the final where he performed "Prayin" with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and was runner-up to Finbar Furey. His earliest claim to fame was starring as "Adam" in the 1977 Irish musical Adam and Eve [7] and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The list is regularly updated so come back soon if we haven’t featured your favourite artist yet. He is best known as the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. Do you know a YouTube video for this track? [17], In 1990, Logan recorded a country version of "Miss You Nights" with Elvis Presley's backing band The Jordanaires. This is now held by the Scottish Theatre Archive at Glasgow University. Show business success invariably brings with it some low times. He also composed the winning song in 1992.[1][2]. Even today, in the first year of the New Millennium, he started the year off in Florida before flying into Kiev in February for what has become an annual fixture in his calendar. Ancestral Research Services. Start the wiki, Do you know the lyrics for this track? Image of the Logan Family and Harry Lauder flyer by permission of the Scottish Theatre Archives, Special Collections Department, University of Glasgow Library. When he achieved one Showbiz pinnacle he seemed to look round for another mountain to climb. Show business success invariably brings with it some low times. At a presentation luncheon in Glasgow for a lady stalwart of his beloved profession, I listened as the now mature Jimmy, equally as passionate, highlighted the work of the Showbiz Benevolent Fund. Educated at Gourock High School, Inverclyde, Logan left at age 14 for the theatre. [23], Note: Entries scored out are when Ireland did not compete, (Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, What's Another Year/The Johnny Logan Album, "Australia-born singer-songwriter Johnny Logan won Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, 1987 and 1992", "The Irish Charts – All there is to know", "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" Episode #10.10 (2002), "Johnny Logan on Jedward, Louis, burgers and Bertie", "I'm not trying to stitch up Logan, insists Mooney as winner dodges RTE show", "Johnny Logan va face show in semifinala X Factor din 16 decembrie", " "Mr Eurovision": Johnny Logan documentary film in production", "Logan, his brother...and the belly dancer's baby", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Logan_(singer)&oldid=980582073, Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Ireland, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Give a Little Bit More (Too Much Too Soon)", Track and Field Athletics Championship 1993, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 09:01. [8], Logan adopted the stage name Johnny Logan after the main character of the film Johnny Guitar and released his first single in 1978. Leave feedback, Jimmy Logan, (4 April 1928 - 13 April 2001), born James Short in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland was an Entertainer, theatre owner, producer, director, and actor. Modesty (he says) forbids his having his own website up and running, but he can be contacted at
[email protected]. "Hold Me Now" became a major European hit and reached number two in the UK. There is a school of thought that feels if Jimmy Logan had based himself in the south of England, he would have achieved the same kind of fame as someone like Jack Buchanan. But the pull of Scotland, its people and its theatre life was always too strong. The Logan family of course. "What's Another Year" was also nominated amongst the 14 finalists. Indeed he has never hidden his admiration for that International star. And he never left his native heath for very long. Jimmy Logan, OBE. He shortlisted the song "Prayin'" by Alan Earls and Jamie Wilson's "Rain" from the pitching rooms. Logan blames his lack of success in the UK on poor management and his inexperience.[14]. It's like watching a train crash – you can't look away, but at the same time you don't want to see it". Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. The Logan family of course. | There was also a hit radio series with fellow comic Stanley Baxter where Jimmy conjured up his first catch phrase Smaaashing int it? in that long drawn out Glasgow drawl. It is a matter of public record that Billy made up his young mind to be an entertainer when he saw JL in a Glasgow Alhambra pantomime. But not for long. In 1987, Logan made another attempt at Eurovision and with his self-penned song, "Hold Me Now", he represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgium. [20], "Hold Me Now" has been adopted by fans of Bohemian F.C. Eurovision 2020's Johnny Logan red-faced after 'forgetting' song: 'Tell me the lyrics!' His 2007 album, The Irish Connection went platinum in Denmark, twice platinum in Norway and gold in Sweden.[19]. Logan was one of the recording artists that appeared in the Irish TV series The Hit going against Duke Special. He spent his life savings on a major Glasgow Theatre which, despite his Herculean efforts, bit the dust. [5][6] The family moved back to Ireland when Logan was three years old. [8] He also wrote and sung the theme song Angels Don't Hide for the German television show Blue Blood. And strange to relate it wasn’t even their given surname. He learnt the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. [9][10] Readers of The Connaught Telegraph in Ireland voted Logan as Best New Male Artist. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?". As the kids grew older it was only natural they should join the family business, with each in their own way making a contribution. Somewhere along the way Jimmy Logan managed to amass a valuable collection of Lauderabilia and Scottish Theatre memorabilia amounting to over 500 items. In recognition of these efforts he was invested with the OBE at Buckingham Palace in 1996, in the company of his wife Angela and his sisters Annie and Heather. He is also President of the Scottish Music Hall Society and the Sir Harry Lauder Appreciation Society. It's like watching two Frank Spencers in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The exception was Annabelle who went to live with Auntie Ella in America. (previous page) () The fledgling Scottish Parliament has had rather a sticky start. He is also President of the Scottish Music Hall Society and the Sir Harry Lauder Appreciation Society. He also composed the winning song in 1992. It is a matter of public record that Billy made up his young mind to be an entertainer when he saw JL in a Glasgow Alhambra pantomime. (Bohemians) as their anthem and it is played in Dalymount and sung with gusto at both home and away matches.[21]. She changed her name to Annie Ross and still wows them with her jazz oriented cabaret performances from her New York homebase. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. These are some of the most prominent names. In the mid forties, Jack Short devised a theatre show starring Ma and Pa Logan taking the name from his famous sister-in-law. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Please also note that some sections are currently not functional, primarily the discussion forums/clan chat boards. Starring roles in a couple of the Carry-On series. As the kids grew older it was only natural they should join the family business, with each in their own way making a contribution. Jack Short and May Dalziel were a successful singing/comedy act who somehow found time to bring five children into the world. But the only Scottish Theatrical Dynasty of any note was the Logan family. In 1993 he produced and starred in a lavish variety show for the official Edinburgh Festival. [23] He subsequently refused an interview with RTÉ broadcaster Derek Mooney as, according to Mooney, "he thought we were going to stitch him up". Palladium appearances. Palladium appearances. The ever young Miss Reynolds in her entertaining cabaret show tells how, as a twelve-year-old, her mother took her to her first Broadway show. The song took the title and cemented Logan as the most successful artist in Eurovision history with three wins. This list may not reflect recent changes (). Even today, in the first year of the New Millennium, he started the year off in Florida before flying into Kiev in February for what has become an annual fixture in his calendar. [12] The song became a hit all over Europe and reached number one in the UK. A few years later, when an old producer friend found himself with a Festival fringe venue and no show in place, Jimmy came along at very short notice, produced and starred in his one-man show and became an unlikely Fringe hit!
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