Charlie McGettigan

Charles Joseph McGettigan (born 7 December 1950, Ballyshannon, County Donegal) is an Irish singer. He lives in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.[1]

Charlie McGettigan
Birth nameCharles Joseph McGettigan
Born (1950-12-07) 7 December 1950
Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsStockfisch

Career

Performing with Paul Harrington, he won the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" (words and music by Brendan Graham). Harrington played piano and McGettigan played guitar. He made an appearance as a guest singer at Congratulations, the 50th anniversary concert of Eurovision.

In August 1998, McGettigan's only son, Shane McGettigan, was killed in a construction accident while working in Quincy, Massachusetts.[2][3]

In 2015, McGettigan wrote "Anybody Got a Shoulder?" for Kat Mahon, which was one of the five songs in Eurosong 2015, the national selection to select the Irish entry for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song finished 2nd.

Discography

Albums
  • Songs of the Night (And Other Stories) (1986)
  • Charlie McGettigan (1990)
  • Rock 'N' Roll Kids - The Album (together with Paul Harrington) (1994)
  • In Your Old Room (1998)
  • Another Side of Charlie McGettigan (c. 2002)
  • Stolen Moments (2006)
  • The Man from 20 (2010)
  • Some Old Someone (Stockfisch, 2019)

References
  1. McGettigan, Charlie (May 8, 2007). "Charlie McGettigan's Blog". Myspace. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  2. Hogan, Eugene; Keogh, Elaine (August 13, 1998). "Irishmen die in scaffold horror". Irish Independent. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  3. Smith, Jim. "Feds blame contractors in death of Irish laborers". The Irish Echo. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Niamh Kavanagh
with "In Your Eyes"		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Paul Harrington)
1994		 Succeeded by
Secret Garden
with "Nocturne"
Preceded by
Niamh Kavanagh
with "In Your Eyes"		 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Paul Harrington)
1994		 Succeeded by
Eddie Friel
with "Dreamin'"


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