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Johnny Logan is an Australian-born Irish singer-songwriter who began his career in the late 1970s, first attempting to represent Ireland in the Contest in 1979 with the song "Angie" but placing third in the national final.

A further two attempts proved more successful: in the 1980 Contest in The Hague with the song "What's Another Year" and seven years later in Brussels with the song "Hold Me Now" respectively, winning on both occasions, thus making him the only act to win the Contest twice as a performer until Loreen equaled the record with her victory at the 2023 Contest in Liverpool.

He also wrote Linda Martin's 1984 Contest entry in Luxembourg City "Terminal 3", which finished as runner up as well as her winning entry "Why Me?" at the 1992 Contest in Malmö. Until 2023, he was the only participant to win the Contest as a performer before he was joined by Loreen and her entry "Tattoo" but he remains the only artist to win as a songwriter for another act representing his home country. Due to his successes, he is affectionately called "Mr. Eurovision" by Contest fans.

He returned to the Eurovision world at the 2014 Contest in Copenhagen when he appeared in the "Museum of Eurovision History" sketch as part of an interactive display.

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Songs
"What's Another Year" • "Theater" • "Love Enough for Two" • "Cinéma" • "Amsterdam" • "Non so che darei" • "Um grande, grande amor" • "Du bist Musik" • "Papa pingouin" • "Just nu!" • "Hé, hé, m'sieurs dames" • "Quédate esta noche" • "Autostop" • "Tænker altid på dig" • "Pet'r Oil" • "Sámiid ædnan" • "Euro-Vision" • "Bitaqat Khub" • "Huilumies"
Performers
Johnny LoganKatja EbsteinPrima DonnaPaolaMaggie MacNealAlan SorrentiJosé CidBlue DanubeSophie & MagalyTomas LedinProfilTrigo LimpioAnna Vissi & The EpikouriBamses VennerAjda PekkanSverre Kjelsberg & Mattis HættaTelexSamira BensaïdVesa-Matti Loiri
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Songs
"Hold Me Now" • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" • "Gente di mare" • "Ja sam za ples" • "Rechtop in de wind" • "En lille melodi" • "Aspro-mavro" • "Shir Habatlanim" • "Mitt liv" • "Stop" • "Soldiers of Love" • "Boogaloo" • "Only the Light" • "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" • "Sata salamaa" • "Hægt og hljótt" • "Moitié, moitié" • "Neste barco à vela" • "No estás solo" • "Nur noch Gefühl" • "Amour, Amour" • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
Performers
Johnny LoganWindUmberto Tozzi & RafNovi fosiliMarchaAnne-Cathrine Herdorf & BandjoAlexiaNatan Datner and Avi KushnirKate GulbrandsenBangLiliane Saint-PierreLotta EngbergRikkiChristine MinierVicky Rosti & BoulevardHalla MargrétCarol RichNevadaPatricia KrausGary LuxPlastic BertrandSeyyal Taner & Lokomotif
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