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Also known as Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, Sean Sherrard, Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard O'Hagan

Irish singer and songwriter

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Acting · Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard known professionally as Johnny Logan, is an Irish singer and musician. He is best known for being the first performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest as a lead singer twice.

Known for

  • 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music — Self - Interviewee2026
  • MTV - Euphoria! 50 Eurovision Hits! — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Eurovision: 30 Unforgettable Moments — Self2023
  • Kiwis große Partynacht — Self2023
  • Die Beatrice Egli Show — Self2022
  • The Masked Singer — Edelhert2020
  • Schlager-Spaß — Self2018
  • Privatkonzert — Self2017
  • Xaviers Wunschkonzert Live — Self2017
  • Wunderbares Schlagerland — Self2017

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Ireland
Active from
1954
balladeurovisionirishpop

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106,214
Total plays
594,507

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Johnny Logan (born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, 13 May 1954), is an Irish singer and composer. Nicknamed by some "Mr Eurovision". Logan was born in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia. His father was an Irish tenor, Patrick O'Hagan, who performed three times at The White House, for John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The family moved back to Ireland when Johnny was aged three. He learned the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. <a href="https://w

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Born
Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard , ( 1954-05-13 ) 13 May 1954 (age 72) , Frankston, Victoria , Australia
Origin
County Dublin , Ireland
Genres
Pop Celtic
Occupations
Singer musician
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1978–present
Website
johnnylogan .com

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Official website
www.johnnylogan.com
Image
Johnny Logan, Eurovision 2024 1st semi-final rehearsal 10.jpg
Number of children
4
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Johnny Logan
date of birth
1954-05-13
nickname
Mr. Euroviisuh
name in native language
Johnny Logan
start of work period
1978-00-00
social media followers
7170
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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.

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