Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan , actually Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard O'Hagan (born May 13, 1954 in Frankston near Melbourne ), is an Irish singer and composer .
biography
Johnny Logan was born the son of Irish star tenor Patrick O'Hagan .
Logan celebrated his greatest successes at the Eurovision Song Contest . In 1980 he won the competition in The Hague with the title What's Another Year, composed by Shay Healy . He also won on his second participation in 1987 in Brussels . The winning title Hold Me Now came from his pen. Logan competed with the ballad even though his marriage had broken up a few days earlier. He had written the song for his wife.
In 1992 he composed the Irish contribution Why Me? , with which the singer Linda Martin won the Eurovision Song Contest . Linda Martin had already come second in the competition with Terminal 3, also composed by Logan, in 1984 .
Johnny Logan wants to build on his great successes again since 2007. With the album Irish Connection he succeeded in Scandinavia , where he was number 1 in the album charts in Denmark ( platinum ), Sweden ( gold ) and Norway (double platinum). Concerts in these countries were sold out. In 2008 the album Irishman in America followed . The long player Nature of Love was released in early 2010 . That same year Logan appeared as Arthur in the rock opera Excalibur . In 2017 he presented the album It Is What It Is , a kind of musical life balance with very different musical styles from jazz to rock 'n' roll . Logan commented, “Because by changing my style so often that it confused not only myself but my audience as well, it sometimes felt like I didn't have a real musical identity. Apart from my Eurovision songs. "
Johnny Logan lives in Hofolding, southeast of Munich .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | IE | |||
1987 | Hold me now |
DE18 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH25 (2 weeks) CH |
UK83 (1 week) UK |
- | |
2007 | The Irish Connection |
DE71 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH73 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
Johnny Logan & Friends
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1979: In London
- 1980: Johnny Logan
- 1980: Same
- 1980: The Johnny Logan Album
- 1980: What's Another Year
- 1985: Straight from the Heart
- 1989: Mention My Name
- 1992: Endless Emotion
- 1996: Reach Out
- 1999: Love Is All
- 2001: Reach for Me
- 2001: Save This Christmas for Me
- 2003: We All Need Love
- 2009: Irishman in America
- 2010: Nature of Love
- 2013: The Irish Connection 2
- 2017: It Is What It Is
Compilations
- 1989: What's Another Year
- 1990: Love Songs
- 1996: The Best of Johnny Logan
- 2010: The Best Of
- 2011: shine lights
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | IE | |||
1980 | What's Another Year The Johnny Logan Album |
DE2 (24 weeks) DE |
AT5 (14 weeks) AT |
CH2 (10 weeks) CH |
UK1
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
IE1 (10 weeks) IE |
Writer: Shay Healy
Producer / Arranger: Bill Whelan |
In London |
DE70 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Authors: Roberto Danova, Shona Laing
Producers: Ken Gibson, Roberto Danova |
|
Give a Little Bit More (Too Much too Soon) The Johnny Logan Album |
- | - | - | - |
IE25 (2 weeks) IE |
Producer: David Mackay
|
|
1982 | Oriental eyes |
- | - | - | - |
IE18 (5 weeks) IE |
Writer: Paul Davis
Producers: Nick Glennie-Smith , Trevor Spencer |
Becoming Electric | - | - | - | - |
IE22 (3 weeks) IE |
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1984 | Heaven | - | - | - | - |
IE20 (2 weeks) IE |
|
1987 |
Hold Me Now Hold Me Now |
DE2 (15 weeks) DE |
AT4 (14 weeks) AT |
CH6 (12 weeks) CH |
UK2
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
IE1 (14 weeks) IE |
Writer: Johnny Logan
Producer / Arranger: Bill Whelan |
I'm Not in Love Hold Me Now |
DE47 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK51 (5 weeks) UK |
IE8 (5 weeks) IE |
||
1988 | Heartland |
- | - | - | - |
IE21 (2 weeks) IE |
|
1990 | Lay Down Your Heart Mention My Name |
- | - | - | - |
IE20 (5 weeks) IE |
|
1992 | How About Us Endless Emotion |
DE70 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Producer / Arranger: Jürgen Fritz
|
It's Only Tears Endless Emotion |
DE82 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Author / producer: Ralf René Maué
|
|
2004 | We All Need Love We All Need Love |
DE85 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - | |
2006 | Don't Cry Main Event |
- | - | - | - |
IE25 (1 week) IE |
with Kaye Styles
Text: Kaye Styles, Music: Plankton Maffia |
2013 | Prayin ' | - | - | - | - |
IE3 (1 week) IE |
More singles
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DVD
- 2013: The Irish Connection - Live
swell
- ↑ Information about Johnny Logan on Schlager.de accessed on March 25, 2019
- ↑ Autograph address [1] accessed on March 25, 2019
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE Singles DE Albums AT CH UK IE Singles
- ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Johnny Logan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Johnny Logan at Allmusic (English)
- Johnny Logan at Discogs (English)
- Discography at austriancharts.at
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Logan, Johnny |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Hagan, Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish singer and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Melbourne, Australia |