Sandie Jones
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Born | 9 November 1951 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 19 September 2019 Gunnison, Colorado, United States | (aged 67)
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1967–1983 |
Sandie Jones (9 November 1951 – 19 September 2019) was an Irish singer.[1] She was born in Dublin. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1972 with the song "Ceol an Ghrá" (English: "Music of Love").[2] This was the only time an Irish performer performed a song in the Irish language at Eurovision.
Jones died of cancer under hospice care in Gunnison, Colorado, at the age of 68.[1][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crowley, Sinéad (19 September 2019). "Irish Eurovision singer Sandie Jones dies, aged 68". Rte.ie.
- ↑ "Ceol an ghrá - info - Diggiloo Thrush". Diggiloo.net. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Help us fulfill Sandie Jones dying wishes". GoFundMe. September 20, 2019.