'STILL GOT IT'
‘National treasure’ – 80s Eurovision icon Johnny Logan has ‘aged like a fine wine’ since competition win 44 years ago
The musician paid tribute to a fellow two-time champion with his performance.
EUROVISION fans were treated this evening as a legend of the competition performed during the first semi-final.
Johnny Logan won the famous contest in 1980 with 'What's Another Year' and 44 years later, he has taken part - in a manner of speaking - once again.
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The musician who won the competition a second time in 1987 with 'Hold Me Now', paid tribute to his fellow two-time champion Loreen by singing her song 'Euphoria' tonight in Malmo, Sweden.
Loreen, who was crowned for a second time in Liverpool with Tattoo, first won the competition in 2012 for Sweden.
Australian-born crooner Logan - who also wrote Linda Martin’s 1992 winning song, Why Me? - had a full orchestra as he opted to make the lyrics more emotional and was greeted by applause from the audience.
But fans went absolutely wild on social media for the iconic singer, who turns 70 next week.
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Louise said: "Johnny Logan has aged like a fine wine. Loving this version of Euphoria."
Sakura posted: "Johnny Logan's voice aged like fine wine."
Another fan added: "Words can't describe how much I love Johnny Logan.
"Like that man is fine aged wine and I'll always wanna see more of him."
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Another person wrote: "Johnny Logan's voice has aged about as gracefully as he has - which is to say, extremely.
"I wasn't even fully conscious, when this guy was winning ESC, and I'm feeling a little choked up right now."
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Kyriakos added: "OMG I didn’t think I needed a Johnny Logan rendition of Euphoria - this is beautiful!!"
Andrew said: "Johnny Logan is the winner of #Eurovision2024. That was by far the best song of the night…"
'Wasn't he just fabulous'
Murph said: "Ah jaysis I’m welling up listening to #Johnnylogan sing Euphoria, wasn’t he just fabulous."
And Ireland AM's Deric Hartigan said: "Fourty (sic) years on; he's still got it. Amazing from Johnny Logan."
The 68th edition of the song contest properly began in Sweden tonight with the first semi-final.
Ireland's hopeful Bambie Thug, a 31-year-old singer from Macroom in Co Cork, qualified for Saturday's final after a stunning performance tonight.
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The singer, who was praised for a smashing rendition of their song Doomsday Blue, secured a spot alongside nine other acts from the first semi-final.
The result sees the singer become Ireland’s first act in make the Eurovision Grand Final since 2018.
The Song Contest's finale will be held on Saturday, May 11.