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Muriel Day (born 11 January 1942) is an Irish singer. Born in Newtownards, County Down, she was the first singer from Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, performing at the 1969 contest. She was also the first woman to perform for Ireland, which had been competing since 1965. After making her name in the Irish showband circuit, and making an…
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- Billy Liar — Singer - Dance Hall (uncredited)1963
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Performer1956
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Muriel Day (b. 11 January 1942) is an Irish singer. Born in Newtownards, County Down, she was the first singer from Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She was also the first woman to perform for Ireland, which had been competing since 1965. After making her name in the Irish showband circuit, and appearing in the British film Billy Liar in 1963, Day was chosen as Ireland's Eurovision contestant with the song "The Wages of Love" in 1969. <a href
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muriel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newtownards
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1969
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
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- 1942-01-11
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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