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Clodagh Rodgers, the legendary Northern Irish singer, handed away at 78 after three years of sickness on Friday, April 18. Her son, Sam Sorbie, confirmed the information on social media. In his Fb put up, Sorbie penned a heartfelt observe for his late mom and the Eurovision legend.
“Mum has lived an unimaginable life, full of affection and happiness,” he wrote. Sorbie added that she devoted her life to a improbable profession performing and touring the world. However on the similar time, she was a doting mom to her two sons and “the rock” of the household.
“Life won’t be the identical with out Mum, however she is going to lastly be at peace now with dad, nanny and pappa,” he added earlier than revealing that Rodgers took her final breath whereas being surrounded by her household in Cobham.
The singer had participated within the long-running competitors, Eurovision, in 1971 and completed fourth within the race. She scored 98 factors and misplaced to Monaco, with Séverine scoring 128 factors for the music Un banc, un arbre, une rue. However, Rodgers’ efficiency was monumental.
The competition was held in Dublin throughout a tense interval of battle between Northern Eire and the UK. The BBC reportedly feared the viewers’s response to an English act on an Irish stage. Nevertheless, Rodgers fearlessly carried out and acquired dying threats from the IRA within the aftermath.
Regardless of the controversy, the music turned common and landed her in fourth place. Her efficiency of Jack In The Field secured fourth place within the UK charts on the time. The music additionally turned the largest music in her discography.
Rodgers’ different hit songs included Come Again, Shake Me and Goodnight Midnight, amongst others. Nevertheless, she retired from music shortly after the start of her son. In her exceptional profession, she had made transient appearances on TV reveals and even hosted one herself, known as The Clodagh Rodgers Present, on Irish channels.