eurovision 1978
Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson represented Ireland at Eurovision 1978 in Paris with “Born to Sing”, finishing 5th of 20.
- who
- Irish tenor
- born
- 5 June 1944, Dublin, Ireland
- contest
- 1978
- best result
- 5th, 1978
- music
- pop
- plays
- guitar
- active
- since 1972
- record labels
- RSO Records
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Colm Wilkinson is an Irish singer and actor, best known as the first Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. Billed as Colm C. T. Wilkinson, the singer finished fifth in Paris in 1978 with “Born to Sing”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Colm Wilkinson”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1978 Paris
“Born to Sing”
5th of 20 Finished 5th of 20, with 86 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Colm C. T. Wilkinson
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 1st of 20
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Israel: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, “A-Ba-Ni-Bi (א-ב-ני-בי)”
The story of Eurovision 1978: A-Ba-Ni-Bi, a bunch of daffodils and the first nul points
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Theatre World Award 1987
- Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture 2012
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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