Johnny Logan (singer)

Johnny Logan (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is best known as the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992.

Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. In 1984, Logan composed the song "Terminal 3" which placed second at Eurovision, performed by Linda Martin. He won the contest for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now", which he also wrote himself. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?".

Early life and career

Johnny Logan was born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Logan's father was an Irish tenor, known as Patrick O'Hagan, who performed for three different US presidents at the White House: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The family moved back to Ireland when Logan was three years old. He learned the guitar and began composing his own songs by the age of thirteen. On leaving school he apprenticed as an electrician, while performing in folk and blues clubs. His earliest claim to fame was starring as "Adam" in the 1977 Irish musical Adam and Eve.

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Johnny Logan (baseball)

John Logan, Jr. (March 23, 1927 – August 9, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Logan was signed by the Boston Braves in 1947, he was discovered by Braves scout Dewey Briggs. He was a four-time All-Star and led the National League in doubles in 1955. Logan was the first major league batter Sandy Koufax faced, and he hit a bloop single.

In a 13-season career, Logan was a lifetime .268 batter with 93 home runs and 547 RBIs in 1503 games. He has a total of 651 career runs scored and 19 stolen bases. He accumulated 216 doubles and 41 triples with a total of 1407 hits in 5244 career at bats. After his major league career, Logan played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks in 1964.

Johnny grew up in Endicott, New York and attended Union-Endicott High School, where he was a five-sport star. Endicott has a little league field named after him, "Johnny Logan Field."

Johnny Logan was Russian and Croatian descent. His father John Logan Sr., was from Tsaritsyn, now Volgograd, and his mother Helen Senko, was born in Croatia but also lived in the borderland of Poland.

Johnny Logan (basketball)

John Arnold "Johnny" Logan (January 1, 1921 – September 16, 1977) was an American basketball player and coach born in Richmond, Indiana. A 6'2" guard who played at Indiana University, Logan played for four seasons with the now-defunct St. Louis Bombers, and a fifth season with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. While with the Blackhawks, he served three games as an interim player-coach.

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