eurovision 1966
Dickie Rock
Dickie Rock represented Ireland at Eurovision 1966 in Luxembourg City with “Come Back to Stay”, finishing 4th of 18.
Ireland
1966
- who
- Irish singer
- born
- 10 October 1936, Dublin, Ireland
- died
- 6 December 2024 (aged 88), Dublin, Ireland
- contest
- 1966
- best result
- 4th, 1966
- music
- easy listening
- active
- 1963 to 2021
- record labels
- Pye Records
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Dickie Rock, who died in 2024, was an Irish singer of the showband era who made a name in the 1960s as a member of The Miami Showband. “Come Back to Stay” finished joint fourth in Luxembourg in 1966.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Dickie Rock”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1966 Luxembourg City
“Come Back to Stay”
4th of 18 Finished 4th of 18, with 14 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Rowland Soper
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 17th of 18
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Austria: Udo Jürgens, “Merci, Chérie”
The story of Eurovision 1966: Third time lucky for Udo Jürgens — and nul points for Modugno
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