Dana Rosemary Scallon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dana Rosemary Scallon
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1951(1951-08-30)
Age	73
Birthplace	Islington
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Dana Rosemary Scallon Biography

Dana Rosemary Scallon is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on August 30, 1951 in Islington, England, United Kingdom. A singer who was renowned as both as well as a politician, she achieved notoriety for her hit song “All Kinds of Everything,” which earned it an award in 1970 for the Eurovision Song Contest title. After a few decades she joined the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland as a member of the European Parliament and, in 2011, she launched a failed election for Irish presidency.

She was the unexpected finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1970 The winner was either Spanish singer Julio Iglesias or Welsh-born folk singer She was the surprise winner of the Eurovision Song Contest of 1970; either Spanish vocalist Julio Iglesias or Welsh-born folk singer Mary Hopkin was expected to win. was predicted to win.

Scallon was born in Frederica Street, Islington, North London, to Robert and Sheila Brown (née Sheerin). Her father worked as a porter at nearby King’s Cross station. A hairdresser by trade, he’d relocated his family from his native Derry in Northern Ireland because of the high unemployment there after the war. She was five when her parents were advised by their doctor to return to Derry because of the London smog, and the harmful effect it had on some of their children. (London had not yet benefited from the Clean Air Act 1956.) Their new home was on Derry’s Creggan housing estate where they stayed until 1967, when they moved to the newly built Rossville Flats complex in the Bogside, an area overlooked by the historic city walls.

After gaining seven good grades in her GCE O-level exams, Rex Records (Decca) in Dublin received her demo and manager Michael Geoghegan signed her up. Her debut single was “Sixteen”, written by Tony Johnston, while the B-side, “Little Girl Blue”, was her own composition. It came out on 17 November 1967, but failed to take off, though local TV and radio began to show an interest in her. It was at this time that she adopted the professional name of “Dana”, which had been her school nickname. Now studying A-level music and English, she became popular in Dublin’s cabaret and folk clubs at weekends, and was crowned Queen of Cabaret at Clontarf Castle in 1968. Rex Records’ secretary Phil Mitton suggested she audition for the Irish National Song Contest, due to take place in February 1969 – a victory would see her represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. With mixed feelings due to nerves she made it through to the final in Dublin where she sang “Look Around” by Michael Reade, later released as her fourth single. Shown live on Irish television, Scallon came second to Muriel Day and “Wages of Love”, also written by Reade.

Seven children in total born in the UK, she was raised within London, England and Derry, Northern Ireland. Together with their hotel manager husband Damien Scallon, she raised children who were named Grace, Ruth, John James and Robert.

Dana Rosemary Scallon Net Worth

Dana Rosemary Scallon is one of the richest World Music Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dana Rosemary Scallon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She took home her first talent contest when she was only six years old. She then made her debut single, appropriately titled “Sixteen,” when she was 16. Prior to winning her first prize in 1970’s Eurovision Song Contest, she finished second in 1969 at the Irish National Song Contest.

In the late 1970s she was the host of an early 1970s BBC talk show called”A Day featuring Dana. A decade later, temporarily within the south of United States, she launched her second successful career as an Catholic music singer with HeartBeat Records. HeartBeat Records label.

Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown on 30 August 1951), known professionally as Dana, is an Irish singer and former politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004.

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Who is Dana Rosemary Scallon Dating?

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Her next single, “Are You Still Mad at Me”, a Geoff Stephens/Roger Greenaway composition, missed the chart. They then wrote another song for her. “It’s Gonna be a Cold Cold Christmas” was released four weeks prior to Christmas and gave her her second-highest UK chart position when it reached #4 on 27 December 1975. In Ireland it made #3, and the following year #12. At the end of the year Scallon collected two awards – Best Female Singer in Britain from the NME, and Best Female Singer from the TV Times. The success continued into 1976, with a cover of Eric Carmen’s “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” becoming a UK #31 hit on 13 March. In September however, while promoting her new single, “Fairytale”, she lost her voice. Her left vocal cord, which had been cauterized the year before, required urgent surgery to remove what turned out to be a non-malignant growth, as well as a small part of the cord itself. This caused some newspapers to report on the possibility that she might never sing again. Despite her inability to fully promote “Fairytale”, a disco number written by Paul Greedus and produced by Barry Blue, it became a UK #13 hit on Christmas Day, and was also her biggest international success since “All Kinds of Everything”. But having failed to regain her singing voice after the operation, she contacted Florence Wiese Norberg, a respected singing teacher. With her help she resumed live performances with a week-long engagement at Caesar’s Palace in Luton in December 1977.

Facts & Trivia

Dana Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Dana Rosemary Scallon celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

On 5 October 1978 she married hotelier Damien Scallon at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry, where her parents were married. The couple first met in 1970 at his Ardmore Hotel in Newry, where a reception took place following a “Dana Place” street-naming ceremony in nearby Hilltown, to honour her recent Eurovision success. After a three-week honeymoon in Grenada the newlyweds set up home in Rostrevor, County Down. They have four children: Grace (born 1981), Ruth (born 1983), John James (born 1984), and Robert (born 1989).

Top Facts about Dana Rosemary Scallon

1. Dana Rosemary Scallon is an Irish singer and politician.
2. She won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970.
3. In 1997, she was elected to the European Parliament.
4. Scallon ran for President of Ireland in 1997 and 2011.
5. She has released over a dozen albums throughout her career.
6. Scallon is known for her conservative Catholic views.
7. She has been involved in various pro-life campaigns.
8. Scallon has faced controversy over comments on homosexuality and abortion.
9. In recent years, she has focused on religious music and broadcasting.
10. Scallon remains a prominent figure in Irish politics and culture.

What age is Dana Rosemary Scallon?

70 years (August 30, 1951)

What age was Dana when she won Eurovision?

Dana was born Rosemary Brown. As an 18 year old schoolgirl, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 with the charming song “All Kinds of Everything” which went on to become a huge hit all over Europe.

When did Dana get married?

October 5, 1978

Who wrote All Kinds of Everything?

Composers

Who did Dana beat in Eurovision?

Information: In Amsterdam on 21 March 1970, Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘All Kinds of Everything’, written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, and sung by Dana (Rosemary Brown), an eighteen-year-old girl from the Bogside in Derry.