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Johnny Logan (real name Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard) was born in Frankston near Melbourne , Australia , on 13 May 1954 . His father was a very well known Irish Tenor , Patrick O'Hagen, 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 learnt the Guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. On leaving school he apprenticed as an electrician, while performing in folk and blues clubs. His earliest claim to fame was starring as Adam in the 1977 Irish musical "Adam and Eve". Johnny Logan has helped to win the Eurovision Song Contest three times for Ireland . " What's Another Year? ", composed by Shay Healy and sung by Johnny, won in the Netherlands in 1980 ; " Hold Me Now ", which he both wrote and sang, won in 1987 in Brussels; and in 1992 in Sweden he was the composer of the winning song " Why Me? ", sung by Linda Martin . It could very easily have been four wins, as an earlier collaboration with Linda Martin , " Terminal 3 " - which he rather sheepishly admitted had been so named simply because he happened to be sitting in Terminal 3 of Heathrow Airport when he wrote it - had finished runner-up to the winning Swedish song " Diggi-loo, Diggi-ley " in 1984. Johnny is somewhat popular in Germany , The Netherlands , Belgium and Denmark , he also has a small core of loyal fans in the United Kingdom , as well as Ireland , across the Continent of Europe he is sometimes referred to as "Mister Eurovision" by fans of the contest and the media at large. " Hold Me Now " was voted as the 3rd most popular song in Eurovision history at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen , Denmark in October 2005. " What's Another Year? " was also nominated amongst the 14 finalists. It has sold over 3 million copies. " Hold Me Now " is also a million-seller. Throughout his career, which spans four decades, Logan has issued no less than 40 Singles and 19 Albums . He has continued his love of participating in the Musical , having toured Norway with ''Which Witch'', an Operamusical originating in that country. Other than the Eurovision songs, well-known numbers performed and recorded by Johnny Logan include:
His performing and songwriting career continues.
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