Charlie McGettigan

Charlie McGettigan is an Irish singer who is best known for representing his home country on home soil with singer Paul Harrington performing the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids", giving the country its then-record sixth win and an unprecedented third in a row. As of 2023, they remain the oldest artists to represent their home country as well as the last to win on home soil.

In 2005, he was one of the backing vocalists for the Congratulations gala held in Copenhagen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the contest, performing alongside Linda Martin, Eimear Quinn and 2005 Danish representative Jakob Sveistrup.

He composed the song "Anybody Got a Shoulder?" by Kat Mahon, which finished as runner-up in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 national final to "Playing With Numbers" by Molly Sterling.

Eurovision Song Contest

Winners

Lys Assia • Corry Brokken • André Claveau • Teddy Scholten • Jacqueline Boyer • Jean-Claude Pascal • Isabelle Aubret • Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann • Gigliola Cinquetti • France Gall • Udo Jürgens • Sandie Shaw • Massiel • Salomé • Lulu • Lenny Kuhr • Frida Boccara • Dana • Séverine • Vicky Leandros • Anne-Marie David • ABBA • Teach-In • Brotherhood of Man • Marie Myriam • Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta • Milk & Honey • Johnny Logan • Bucks Fizz • Nicole • Corinne Hermès • Herreys • Bobbysocks! • Sandra Kim • Johnny Logan • Céline Dion • Riva • Toto Cutugno • Carola • Linda Martin • Niamh Kavanagh • Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Secret Garden • Eimear Quinn • Katrina and the Waves • Dana International • Charlotte Nilsson • Olsen Brothers • Tanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XL • Marie N • Sertab Erener • Ruslana • Helena Paparizou • Lordi • Marija Šerifović • Dima Bilan • Alexander Rybak • Lena • Eli & Nikki • Loreen • Emmelie de Forest • Conchita Wurst • Måns Zelmerlöw • Jamala • Salvador Sobral • Netta • Duncan Laurence • Måneskin • Kalush Orchestra • Loreen

Winning Songs

Refrain • Net als toen • Dors, mon amour • Een beetje • Tom Pillibi • Nous les amoureux • Un premier amour • Dansevise • Non ho l'età • Poupée de cire, poupée de son • Merci, chérie • Puppet on a String • La, la, la • Vivo cantando • Boom Bang-a-Bang • De troubadour • Un jour, un enfant • All Kinds of Everything • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Après toi • Tu te reconnaîtras • Waterloo • Ding-a-Dong • Save Your Kisses for Me • L'oiseau et l'enfant • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Hallelujah • What's Another Year • Making Your Mind Up • Ein bißchen Frieden • Si la vie est cadeau • Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley • La det swinge • J'aime la vie • Hold Me Now • Ne partez pas sans moi • Rock Me • Insieme: 1992 • Fångad av en stormvind • Why Me? • In Your Eyes • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Nocturne • The Voice • Love Shine a Light • Diva • Take Me to Your Heaven • Fly on the Wings of Love • Everybody • I Wanna • Every Way That I Can • Wild Dances • My Number One • Hard Rock Hallelujah • Molitva • Believe • Fairytale • Satellite • Running Scared • Euphoria • Only Teardrops • Rise Like a Phoenix • Heroes • 1944 • Amar pelos dois • Toy • Arcade • Zitti e buoni • Stefania • Tattoo

Contests

1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • ~~2020~~ • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Countries

Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czechia • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • North Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Morocco • The Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Serbia and Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia

Miscellaneous

European Broadcasting Union • Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Songs

"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" • "To nie ja!" • "Wir geben 'ne Party" • "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" • "More than Love" • "Duett" • "Je suis un vrai garçon" • "Chamar a música" • "Vyečhniy stranik" • "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" • "Ime anthropos ki ego" • "Nætur" • "Stjärnorna" • "To trehandiri" • "Ostani kraj mene" • "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" • "Für den Frieden der Welt" • "Ella no es ella" • "Sto pregando" • "Nekonečná pieseň" • "Dincolo de nori" • "Bye Bye Baby" • "Waar is de zon" • "Nagu merelaine" • "Lopšinė mylimai"

Performers

Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Edyta Górniak • MeKaDo • Friderika Bayer • Chris & Moira • Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen • Nina Morato • Sara Tavares • Youddiph • Frances Ruffelle • Evridiki • Sigga • Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare • Kostas Bigalis & The Sea Lovers • Alma & Dejan • Tony Cetinski • Petra Frey • Alejandro Abad • Duillo • Tublatanka • Dan Bittman • CatCat • Willeke Alberti • Silvi Vrait • Ovidijus Vyšniauskas

Charlie McGettigan

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