Thursday, 29 March 2007

UK Eurovision Legends Part 1: Clodagh Rogers

First we stop with a UK legend from 1971 Clodagh Rogers. Clodagh was born March 5, 1947, in Ballymena, Ulster, Northern Ireland, and made her professional debut at age 13 as an opening act for much loved British singer Michael Holliday.

Inspired by her 'pushy dad', who himself was a dancehall tour promoter, she signed to Decca in 1962 and achieved a very minor U.K. hit with her debut song "Believe Me, I'm No Fool," under the name "Cloda Rogers." The record's success meant that Rodgers won an appearance in the 1963 film Just for Fun, and that same year she entered the European Song Cup with her second single, "Powder Your Face With Sunshine."

1964's It's All Over Town, preceded a move to the Columbia music label, and she where she released "Wanting You" ; it was Rodgers' last recording for four years, but when she resurfaced in 1969 on RCA, she immediately landed in the British Top Five with her comeback single "Come Back and Shake Me." A self-titled LP soon followed, and with the subsequent Midnight Clodagh, Rodgers scored two more hits, "Goodnight Midnight" and "Biljo." 1971's Rodgers and Heart yielded another pair of well-received singles, "Wolf" and "Everybody Go Home."

Her most memorable recording, "Jack in the Box," was entered that year in the Eurovision Song Contest -- it failed to win, but was a major hit nevertheless. The song is also a running joke in the "Cycling Tour" episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. But after the lightweight "Lady Love Bug" failed to earn much commercial interest, Rodgers adopted a more mature, sophisticated pop sound with 1972's aptly-titled It's Different Now.

The follow-up, 1973's You Are My Music, revealed a pronounced country influence, but failed to garner an audience, so she left RCA and spent the next several years touring the cabaret circuit, taking time out for a six-month run at the London Palladium in a production of Cinderella.

Rodgers signed to Polydor to issue 1977's Save Me, returning to radio courtesy of the title cut; the single "Love Is Deep Inside of Me" was released the next year, but apart from a pair of 1980 singles for Precision -- "I Can't Afford That Feeling Anymore" and "Person to Person" -- her recording career then ground to a halt. Rodgers primarily pursued stage work in the years to come, starring in West End productions of Pump Boys and Dinettes and Blood Brothers. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

In 2001 Clodagh was last seen as Mrs Bridget Riley in ITV 1's The Bill for one episode titled 'Criminal Practice'.

After 2001 Clodagh was not to be seen anywhere.....

So where is Clodagh now?

If you are out there Clodagh please email straighteurovision at sdjwild@hotmail.com. Let us know your alright!

Thanks to www.answers.com and en.wikipedia.org for the above information.

41 comments:

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