Johnny Logan
The winning entry of the 1987 contest was 'Hold Me Now', performed and written by Johnny Logan. At that time, Johnny had already won in 1980 with 'What's Another Year' and had written the second-placed song in 1984, 'Terminal 3', performed in Luxembourg by Linda Martin. Johnny was the first person to win the Contest twice as a singer.In 1980, Johnny represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest with What's Another Year, written by Shay Healy, beating the runner-up, Germany, by 15 points. The song topped the charts around Europe including in Ireland and the UK. In 1984, he wrote Terminal 3 for singer Linda Martin, who finished second behind Sweden's famous Herreys.
