Cathal Dunne (born 14 February 1951) is an Irish singer. He is most famous for representing Ireland in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Happy Man".[1] He has since gained a following as Cahal Dunne, performing traditional Irish songs in the United States, where he now lives.
Cathal Dunne
Birth name
Cathal Dunne
Born
14 February 1951 (1951-02-14) (age 73) Cork, Ireland
Born in Cork, Ireland, Dunne is the nephew of Jack Lynch who served as Taoiseach in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974 he graduated from University College Cork and Montfort College of Performing Arts after studying music. That same year he won the Castlebar Song Contest with the song "Shalom". Two years later he represented Ireland at the Yamaha Music Festival with his own composition "Lover, Not a Wife".[2] Also in 1976 he released a single, "Bad Boy" as well as his first top ten hit in Ireland, "Danny".[3] During these years he played with his backing band, Stateside (and later, The Formula), on the Irish club circuit.[4] In 1981, he released "We'll be there", a song for Fianna Fáil's 1981 general election campaign.[5]
Eurovisionedit
In 1979 he entered his own composition "Happy Man" into the Irish National Song Contest. Competing against former Irish Eurovision entrants Tina Reynolds and Red Hurley and future winner Johnny Logan, he won the contest easily with 36 points and thus gained the right to represent Ireland at that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[6] Performing in Jerusalem at the final in March, he achieved a respectable fifth place with 80 points.[7] The single went on to sell well in Europe and reached No.3 in the Irish charts. The song was produced by Nicky Graham.
Emigrationedit
In February 1982 he played some concerts in Michigan in the United States. These tempted him to move there permanently and the following year, Dunne emigrated from Ireland. Since then, Dunne has made a name for himself as a singer of traditional Irish ballads and has released a number of albums.[8] He has also performed comedy routines and show tunes.[9]
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Cathal Dunne born 14 February 1951 is an Irish singer He is most famous for representing Ireland in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Happy Man 1 He has since gained a following as Cahal Dunne performing traditional Irish songs in the United States where he now lives Cathal DunneBirth nameCathal DunneBorn14 February 1951 1951 02 14 age 73 Cork IrelandGenresPop pop rock MOR Trad IrishInstrumentsVocalsYears active1971 presentLabelsCBS Rex EMI BlarneyWebsitehttp www cahaldunne com Contents 1 Background 2 Eurovision 3 Emigration 4 Personal life 5 Discography 6 References 7 External linksBackground editBorn in Cork Ireland Dunne is the nephew of Jack Lynch who served as Taoiseach in the 1960s and 1970s In 1974 he graduated from University College Cork and Montfort College of Performing Arts after studying music That same year he won the Castlebar Song Contest with the song Shalom Two years later he represented Ireland at the Yamaha Music Festival with his own composition Lover Not a Wife 2 Also in 1976 he released a single Bad Boy as well as his first top ten hit in Ireland Danny 3 During these years he played with his backing band Stateside and later The Formula on the Irish club circuit 4 In 1981 he released We ll be there a song for Fianna Fail s 1981 general election campaign 5 Eurovision editIn 1979 he entered his own composition Happy Man into the Irish National Song Contest Competing against former Irish Eurovision entrants Tina Reynolds and Red Hurley and future winner Johnny Logan he won the contest easily with 36 points and thus gained the right to represent Ireland at that year s Eurovision Song Contest 6 Performing in Jerusalem at the final in March he achieved a respectable fifth place with 80 points 7 The single went on to sell well in Europe and reached No 3 in the Irish charts The song was produced by Nicky Graham Emigration editIn February 1982 he played some concerts in Michigan in the United States These tempted him to move there permanently and the following year Dunne emigrated from Ireland Since then Dunne has made a name for himself as a singer of traditional Irish ballads and has released a number of albums 8 He has also performed comedy routines and show tunes 9 Personal life editDunne now lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with his wife Kathleen and son Ryan 10 Discography editSingles1971 Butterfly The Montford Singers with Cathal Dunne Pye Records 1974 Babaro Sean O Se and Cathal Dunne Gael Linn Records 1974 Shalom Rex Records 1974 Hey Noddy Day Rex 1976 Danny EMI Records IRL 8 1976 Bad Boy EMI 1978 Suspicious Minds Cathal Dunne and Stateside Bandbox Records 1979 Happy Man CBS Records IRL 3 1980 The Time for Talkin is Over Cathal Dunne and The Formula Nocturne Records 1980 The Feeling s Gone Nocturne 1981 Bad Boy Cathal Dunne and The Formula Nocturne Albums1977 Bad Boy EMI 1980 That Time in Stockholm GoodWill Records 1985 Thinkin Love Tonite Blarney Records 1996 Peace in My Land Rego Irish 1997 The Best of Cahal Dunne EJ Farrell Music 1997 After All These Years EJ Farrell 2001 Songs of Inspiration Rego Irish 2001 The Christmas Album Rego Irish 2004 What Color is the Wind 2005 Salute to Broadway 2006 The Menopause Song 2007 A Little Bit of Irish 2008 Shamrocks and Heather 2009 Dunne Gone Country 2011 Ireland s Golden Treasures 11 12 References edit ESC history Cathal Dunne in Eurovision 1979 Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 Retrieved 21 February 2024 Official website Biography Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Irish Charts Search Cathal Dunne Archived from the original on 2 June 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Irish Showbands Dunne with backing band Archived from the original on 16 May 2008 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Noel Whelan 2011 A History of Fianna Fail The outstanding biography of the party Gill amp Macmillan Ltd p 219 ISBN 978 0717147618 Archived from the original on 22 December 2019 Retrieved 5 February 2022 GeoCities Irish National Song Contest 1979 Archived from the original on 26 October 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Eurovision tv 1979 Eurovision Song Contest Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Websterrecords Selected discography Archived from the original on 4 January 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2009 CD Baby Cahal Dunne comedy CD Archived from the original on 22 June 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Irish Showbands Cathal Dunne Archived from the original on 15 April 2009 Retrieved 25 May 2009 Irish Rock Cathal Dunne discography Archived from the original on 15 July 2015 Retrieved 24 April 2013 Official website Releases Archived from the original on 1 May 2013 Retrieved 24 April 2013 External links editCahal Dunne official websiteAwards and achievementsPreceded byColm Wilkinsonwith Born to Sing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest1979 Succeeded byJohnny Loganwith What s Another Year Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cathal Dunne amp oldid 1209354838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
