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Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, known professionally as Johnny Logan, is an Australian-born Irish singer, songwriter and musician whose Eurovision achievements have been described as "legendary". He is the first artist to have won the contest twice as a performer.

He moved back to Ireland with his family at the age of 3 (he officially became an Irish citizen in 1987) and started songwriting at the age of 13. In 1978, he adopted his stage name Johnny Logan and released his first single. He first attempted to enter Eurovision in 1979 with a song entitled "Angie" and achieved third place in the Irish national final that year.

In 1980, he entered the Irish national final again with the Shay Healy song What's Another Year. It went on to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague and won the competition, becoming a huge hit across the continent. However, several follow-up singles failed and all the momentum he had gained from the win was lost, citing his inexperience and poor management as the source of the problem.

Seven years later, he felt that what he had done in 1980 was left unfinished and decided to make another run at Eurovision, this time with the song Hold Me Now which he had writen and composed himself. He won the 1987 Irish national final in dominant fashion and went on to the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 in Brussels where he won again with 172 points including 8 sets of 12-points scores. "Hold Me Now" became a massive hit in Europe and a couple of follow-up singles did very well in the Irish charts, leading him to decide to focus his career in Europe.

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmo, he earned a third win as the composer for Linda Martin's winning entry Why Me? (he had also written Linda's runner-up entry Terminal 3 in 1984), and is one an elite group of seven people to have composed 2 winning songs.

Because of his achievements, fans and media have called him "Mr. Eurovision" and remains a great ambassador for the contest. He currently lives in Ashbourne, Ireland with his family.

He appeared in the "Museum of Eurovision History" sketch at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen as an interactive display who sings Hold Me Now before coming to life and complaining to presenter Pilou Asbæk about his back hurting from having to sit still for so long.

In 2022, he participated in the second season of the Belgian version of The Masked Singer as "Edelhert" (Red Deer).

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Participants
Flag of AustriaBlue DanubeFlag of TurkeyAdja PekkanFlag of GreeceAnna Vissi & The EpikouriFlag of LuxembourgSophie & MagalyFlag of MoroccoSamira BensaïdFlag of ItalyAlan SorrentiFlag of DenmarkBamses VennerFlag of SwedenTomas LedinFlag of SwitzerlandPaola del MedicoFlag of FinlandVesa-Matti LoiriFlag of NorwaySverre & MattisFlag of GermanyKatja EbsteinFlag of United KingdomPrima DonnaFlag of PortugalJosé CidFlag of The NetherlandsMaggie MacNealFlag of FranceProfilFlag of IrelandJohnny LoganFlag of SpainTrigo LimpioFlag of BelgiumTélex
Songs
Flag of AustriaDu bist MusikFlag of TurkeyPetr'OilFlag of GreeceAutostopFlag of LuxembourgPapa PingouinFlag of MoroccoBitaqat HobFlag of ItalyNon so che dareiFlag of DenmarkTænker altid på digFlag of SwedenJust nu!Flag of SwitzerlandCinémaFlag of FinlandHuilumiesFlag of NorwaySámiid ÆdnanFlag of GermanyTheaterFlag of United KingdomLove Enough For TwoFlag of PortugalUm grande, grande amorFlag of The NetherlandsAmsterdamFlag of FranceHé, hé M'sieurs, damesFlag of IrelandWhat's Another YearFlag of SpainQuédate esta nocheFlag of BelgiumEurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Participants
Flag of NorwayKate GulbrandsenFlag of IsraelDatner & KushnirFlag of AustriaGary LuxFlag of IcelandHalla MargrétFlag of BelgiumLiliane Saint-PierreFlag of SwedenLotta EngbergFlag of ItalyUmberto Tozzi & RafFlag of PortugalNevadaFlag of SpainPatricia KrausFlag of TurkeySeyyal Taner & LocomotifFlag of GreeceBangFlag of The NetherlandsMarchaFlag of LuxembourgPlastic BertrandFlag of United KingdomRikkiFlag of FranceChristine MinierFlag of GermanyWindFlag of CyprusAlexiaFlag of Finland Vicky Rosti & BoulevardFlag of DenmarkAnne-Cathrine Herdorf & BandjoFlag of IrelandJohnny LoganFlag of YugoslaviaNovi FosiliFlag of SwitzerlandCarol Rich
Songs
Flag of NorwayMitt livFlag of IsraelShir HabatlanimFlag of AustriaNur noch GefühlFlag of IcelandHægt og hljóttFlag of BelgiumSoldiers of LoveFlag of SwedenBoogalooFlag of ItalyGente di MareFlag of PortugalNeste barco à velaFlag of SpainNo estás soloFlag of TurkeyŞarkım Sevgi ÜstüneFlag of GreeceStopFlag of The NetherlandsRechtop in de windFlag of LuxembourgAmour, AmourFlag of United KingdomOnly the LightFlag of FranceLes mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimancheFlag of GermanyLaß die Sonne in dein HerzFlag of CyprusAspro MavroFlag of Finland Sata salamaaFlag of DenmarkEn lille melodiFlag of IrelandHold Me NowFlag of YugoslaviaJa sam za plesFlag of SwitzerlandMoitié-Moitié

Trivia[]

  • Both times Johnny won as a performer (1980 and 1987), the following year's editions (1981 and 1988) were held at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin. Coincidentally, this was also the case for fellow 2-time winner Loreen, the contests after she won (2012 and 2023) were both held at the Malmö Arena (2013 and 2024).
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