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Dana Rosemary Scallon | |
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 Scallon in 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 11 June 1999 – 11 June 2004 | |
| Constituency | Connacht–Ulster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosemary Brown 30 August 1950 Islington, London, England |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Damien Scallon (m. 1978) |
| Children | 4 |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Dana |
| Origin | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown; 30 August 1950)[1] known professionally as Dana (/ˈdænə/), is an Irish singer, songwriter and politician.
While still a schoolgirl she won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with "All Kinds of Everything". It became a worldwide million-seller and launched her music career.
She entered politics in 1997, as Dana Rosemary Scallon, running unsuccessfully in the Irish presidential election, but later being elected as an MEP for Connacht–Ulster in 1999. Scallon was again an independent candidate in the Irish 2011 presidential election, but was eliminated on the first count.
Scallon served as a politician as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004.
- ^ Dana Rosemary SCALLON, entry at the Website of the European Parliament Dana Rosemary SCALLON Archived 9 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine. European Parliament. Retrieved 2022-12-30.