eurovision 1972
Sandie Jones
Sandie Jones represented Ireland at Eurovision 1972 in Edinburgh with “Ceol an Ghrá”, finishing 15th of 18.
Ireland
1972
- who
- Irish singer
- born
- 9 November 1951, Crumlin, Ireland
- died
- 19 September 2019 (aged 67), Gunnison, United States
- contest
- 1972
- best result
- 15th, 1972
- music
- pop, folk, middle of the road
- active
- 1967 to 1983
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Sandie Jones, who died in 2019, was an Irish singer. “Ceol an Ghrá” finished 15th in Edinburgh in 1972; it is the only song Ireland has sung in Irish at the contest.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Sandie Jones”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1972 Edinburgh
“Ceol an Ghrá”
15th of 18 Finished 15th of 18, with 72 points.
- Sung in
- Irish
- Written by
- Joe Burkett, Liam Mac Uistín
- Conductor
- Colman Pearce
- Running order
- 3rd of 18
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Vicky Leandros, “Après toi”
The story of Eurovision 1972: The contest nobody wanted to host
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Sandie Jones, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1972 The same eighteen
Ireland's Sandie Jones sang "Ceol an Ghrá". It is still the only song ever performed at the contest in Irish.
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