Lynsey de Paul was a British singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She began her career in the 1970s writing a number of chart-topping hits for other artists, the first being "Sugar Me". That would be the first number-one single by a British female artist with a self-written song.
She represented the United Kingdom on home ground in London with Mike Moran at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song Rock Bottom, where it placed second behind France. Despite that, it was the biggest selling song of all the 1977 entries, reaching the top of the Swiss chart and also doing well in other countries.
In the later part of the seventies, Lynsey continued to write songs, with some success in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition, she released a self-defense video in 1992 and did some acting.
She passed away on 1 October 2014 of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 66.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | |||
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 The Swarbriggs Plus Two •  Michèle Torr •  Heddy Lester •  Schmetterlinge •  Anita Skorgan •  Silver Convention •  Anne-Marie Besse •  Os Amigos •  Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran •  Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy •  Ilanit •  Pepe Linehard Band •  Forbes •  Micky •  Mia Martini •  Monica Aspelund •  Dream Express •  Marie Myriam
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| Songs | |||
| It's Nice to Be in Love Again • Une petite française • De mallemolen • Boom Boom Boomerang • Casanova • Telegram • Frère Jacques • Portugal no coração • Rock Bottom • Mathima Solfege • Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim • Swiss Lady • Beatles • Enséñame a cantar • Libera • Lapponia • A Million in One, Two, Three • L'oiseau et l'enfant
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