Pat McGuigan

Pat McGuigan (* 1935 in Clones as Patrick McGuigan ; † 1987 ) was an Irish pop singer.

He became known in Ireland in the 1960s as the singer of the show bands The Victors and then The Skyrockets . Under the name Pat McGeegan , he represented his country in 1968 at the Eurovision Song Contest in London . With the song Chance of a Lifetime he reached the fourth place. In the Irish charts, the title went straight to number 1 .

McGuigan followed his son, the boxer Barry McGuigan, to the United States and gained fame there, as he often opened his son's boxing matches with the song Danny Boy .

Pat McGuigan died in 1987 after a serious illness at the age of 52.

Individual evidence

↑ The Skyrockets at irish-showbands.com
↑ Ireland in 1968 ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at eurovision-contest.com @1@ 2
↑ Interview with musician Chris Gaffney at npr.org

personal data
SURNAME	McGuigan, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McGuigan, Patrick (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH	1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Clones
DATE OF DEATH	1987

[1] The Skyrockets at irish-showbands.com

[2] Ireland in 1968 ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at eurovision-contest.com @1@ 2

[3] Interview with musician Chris Gaffney at npr.org