Sandie Jones
Irish singer (1951–2019)
Sandie Jones | |
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Birth name | Margaret Jones |
Born | before (1951-09-19)19 September 1951 Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | (aged 68) United States |
Genres | Pop, Folk |
Years active | 1968–81 |
Musical artist
Margaret "Sandie" Jones (1951 – 19 September 2019) was an Irish singer.[1][2] She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Ceol an Ghrá" (transl. "The Music of Love"),[3] the only occasion in the history of the contest on which a song was performed in the Irish language.[4][5]
Jones died after a long illness on 19 September 2019, at the age of 68. She was in hospice care in the United States, where she had moved later in her life.[1][6]
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1972 | "Ceol an Ghrá" | Single #1 in Irish Singles Chart | Nominated[a] |
Discography
Singles
- Royal Earls
- "Reflections of You" (Release Records - RL.514 - July, 1969)
- "Keep In Touch" / "Voice In The Crowd" (Release Records - RL.535 - June, 1970)
- "I Don't Want To Play House]" (Release Records - RL.574 - 1971)
- Dixies
- "Ceol an Ghrá" / "Cry Cry Again" (Play Records - PLAY 20 - February, 1972) - #1 Irish Chart
- "What Do I Do" / "It Was Only A Heart" (Sandie Jones & Joe O'Toole) (Play Records - PLAY 21 - March, 1972) - #1 Irish Chart
- "Looking For Love" (Sandie Jones) / "Sandie" (Joe O'Toole) (Play Records - PLAY 31 - August, 1972)
- "The Happiest Girl" / "I Don't Want To Play House" (Sandie Jones) (Play Records - PLAY 47- November, 1972)
- Boyfriends
- "End of the World" / "It's A Crying Shame" (Release Records - RL.704 - November, 1973)
- "Bim Ban Boom" / "Single Girl" (EMI Records - EMI.5001 - July, 1974)
- Sandie Jones Band
- "Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes" / "Instrumental" (Spider Records - WEB.006 - March, 1979) - #15 Irish Chart
- "Shoes On Boots Off" / "Instrumental" (Spider Records - WEB.017 - December, 1979) - #17 Irish Chart
- Sandie and the Jones Gang
- "I Don't Want To Marry Superman" / "Take The Money and Run" (Spider Records - WEB.041 - 1981)[7]
Notes
- ^ Twice: on 17 and 25 May.
References
- ^ a b Crowley, Sinéad (19 September 2019). "Irish Eurovision singer Sandie Jones dies, aged 68". Rte.ie. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (22 July 1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. ISBN 9781561591763. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ceol an ghrá - info - Diggiloo Thrush". Diggiloo.net. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006.
- ^ McArt, Pat (22 November 1998). Irish Almanac and Yearbook of Facts 1999. ArtCam Publishing Limited. ISBN 9780952959632. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ Falvey, Deirdre. "Sandie Jones, Irish Eurovision singer, dies aged 68". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Family appeal to 'fulfill dying wishes' of Irish Eurovision star Sandie Jones and bring her home to be buried". Extra.ie. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Sandie Jones". Irish-showbands.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
Preceded by Angela Farrell | Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 | Succeeded by Maxi |
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- "Waterline"
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- "We've Got the World"
- "What's Another Year"
- "When"
- "When You Need Me"
- "Why Me?"
- "Without Your Love"
- "You Can Count On Me"
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