Next on the Eurovision Top 100 songs list is one of its titans, (now) two-time winner Johnny Logan. The below was his first winning effort in 1980, “What’s Another Year,”coming in at number 47.
In our top 100 songs all-time from the Eurovision Song Contest, there will be a fair number of underrated songs. This was not one of them, and he is not an underrated performer. In fact, he is one of the most consequential figures ever to participate in the contest. Logan won on his first try in 1980, and as most of us know, he was far from done with Eurovision. His big Eurovision breakthrough was this sad-boy ballad about his true love who is presumably not in the picture.
Vital Information: “What’s Another Year”
| Song | What’s Another Year |
| Performed By | Johnny Logan |
| Written By | Shay Healy |
| Country | Ireland |
| Year | 1980 |
| Language(s) Performed In | English |
| How It Fared | Won (143 Points) |
| Was It Fair? | For sure |
What I Liked
One word which comes to mind during this performance is “smooth.” It starts out with this silky saxophone number, and then he starts singing – like I said, smooth. I picked up quickly that Logan is a talented, polished performer. That sax was killer, too.
While it is perhaps not the style of music I would listen to – which is perhaps why it’s not ultimately even higher on this list – I can respect the talent. It’s a solid song and he sang it well.
Other Facts
- You will see Johnny again on this list; that’s a fact.
- Logan is known as the first two-time winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, but that’s just as a performer. He wrote Linda Martin’s 1992 winning song, “Why Me,” which is also part of the Top 100.
- He also wrote Linda Martin’s first, non-winning song, “Terminal 3” (1984), which, in my potentially unpopular opinion, should have won. Yes, you will see that one on this list as well. Loreen may be an amazing Eurovision queen, but Johnny Logan is the gold medalist.
- At the time, this was Ireland’s second win in the contest, ten years after their first.
- Johnny performed third from last in the contest, in 17th position. He finished 15 points ahead of Katja Ebstein’s “Theater.”
Don’t Wait Another Year
Watch the 1980 performance on YouTube now.
