Composer
Johnny Logan
Irish singer and songwriter
b. 1954
2 works in the index
- Born
- 1954
- Birthplace
- City of Frankston
- Citizenship / historical state
- Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard (born 13 May 1954), also known professionally as Johnny Logan, is an Australian-born Irish singer, songwriter and musician. He is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992.
Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 with the song "What's Another Year", which topped the charts in eight countries. He won for a second time in 1987 with the song "Hold Me Now", which topped the charts in Israel, Ireland and Belgium and was a top-ten hit in ten other music markets. For 36 years he was the only artist to have won the contest twice, until Loreen's second victory in 2023.
Logan has also composed two Eurovision songs for Linda Martin, "Terminal 3" in 1984, and "Why Me?" in 1992. The former placed second, while the latter came first, therefore making Logan one of only five people to have composed two winning Eurovision entries.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; composer; singer; musician
- Genres
- pop music; traditional folk music; folk-pop
- Official website
- http://www.johnnylogan.com/
- Nickname
- Mr Eurovision; Mr. Euroviisuh
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 64201744
- ISNI
- 0000000063108271
- GND ID
- 134447301
- Library of Congress ID
- no98027471
- MusicBrainz ID
- 6f929291-881c-4eb3-8711-54546f52dd01
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop, Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold Me Now | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | Rock, pop | 5 |
| What's Another Year | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, Pop | 2 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 64201744. Portrait: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.