Sandie Jones | |
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Birth name | Margaret Jones |
Born | before Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland | 19 September 1951
Died | (aged 68) United States |
Genres | Pop, Folk |
Years active | 1968–81 |
Formerly of | The Dixies |
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]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1972 | " Ceol an Ghrá" | Single #1 in Irish Singles Chart | Nominated [a] |
Sandie Jones | |
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Birth name | Margaret Jones |
Born | before Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland | 19 September 1951
Died | (aged 68) United States |
Genres | Pop, Folk |
Years active | 1968–81 |
Formerly of | The Dixies |
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]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1972 | " Ceol an Ghrá" | Single #1 in Irish Singles Chart | Nominated [a] |