Sandie Jones

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Sandie Jones (born 1950 or 1951 in Dublin ; † September 19, 2019 in the USA ) was an Irish pop singer in the 1970s.

She represented Ireland at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest in Edinburgh . She was the only participant in the history of the competition to sing a title in Irish : The hit Ceol an Ghrá (English: music of love ) reached number 15 in the contest, and the piece went straight to number 1 in the Irish charts .

After that she was active in the show band scene for a few years and had her own combo, the Sandie Jones Band .

In the 1980s, Jones left Ireland and eventually settled in the United States.

Sandie Jones died in September 2019 at the age of 68 after a long illness.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary on eurovoix.com, September 19, 2019, accessed on September 20, 2019
  2. ^ Sandie Jones - Ceol An Ghrá (Song) at austriancharts.at
  3. ↑ Sandie Jones Band at irish-showbands.com
  4. ↑ Irish Eurovision singer Sandie Jones dies, aged 68 , rte.ie , published and accessed on September 19, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Sandie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1950 or 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin
DATE OF DEATH 19th September 2019
Place of death United States