Last night, the EBU revealed that the first double winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Ireland’s Johnny Logan, will perform as an interval act at Eurovision 2024.
Johnny Logan’s Interval Act
Johnny Logan will perform as an interval act during the first semi-final on Tuesday the 7th of May. This will be in addition to a medley from Benjamin Ingrosso announced earlier this week. Logan became the first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice, winning in 1980 with “What’s Another Year” and in 1987 with “Hold Me Now”. With Loreen’s second victory last year, Swedish broadcaster SVT will invite Logan to the show to remind viewers how incredible the achievement is, and who did it first.
Johnny Logan, Eurovision Press Release, 2nd May 2024“I am extremely honoured and excited to have been asked to perform as a guest on 7 May at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. Sweden has won 7 times, as has Ireland. To be asked to represent my country one final time is something very special for me and I’m very grateful to all involved with the decision. I’m really looking forward to being back on the Eurovision stage as a guest this time and not a contestant.”
Ireland’s Eurovision History
In 1965, Ireland made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest with Butch Moore and the song “Walking the Streets in the Rain”, which managed to place 6th. Since their debut, Ireland has participated 56 times (making the Grand Final 45 times), and has won the competition seven times, which is currently tied for the record of most wins.
Ireland’s latest Eurovision participation saw them represented by Wild Youth, with their song “We Are One”. They placed 12th in the semi-final, receiving 10 points from the televote, missing out on the Grand Final.
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News Source: Eurovision.tv
Photo Credit: Krestine Havemann
Rory Gannon