Sandie Jones

Not to be confused with Sadie Jones.

Sandie Jones
Birth nameMargaret Jones
Bornbefore (1951-09-19)19 September 1951
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Died (aged 68)
United States
GenresPop, Folk
Years active1968–81
Formerly ofThe Dixies

Margaret "Sandie" Jones (1951 – 19 September 2019) was an Irish singer.[1][2] She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Ceol an Ghrá" (transl. "The Music of Love"),[3] the only occasion in the history of the contest on which a song was performed in the Irish language.[4][5]

Jones died after a long illness on 19 September 2019, at the age of 68. She was in hospice care in the United States, where she had moved later in her life.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Crowley, Sinéad (19 September 2019). "Irish Eurovision singer Sandie Jones dies, aged 68". Rte.ie. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (22 July 1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. ISBN 9781561591763. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Ceol an ghrá - info - Diggiloo Thrush". Diggiloo.net. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006.
  4. ^ McArt, Pat (22 November 1998). Irish Almanac and Yearbook of Facts 1999. ArtCam Publishing Limited. ISBN 9780952959632. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Falvey, Deirdre. "Sandie Jones, Irish Eurovision singer, dies aged 68". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Family appeal to 'fulfill dying wishes' of Irish Eurovision star Sandie Jones and bring her home to be buried". Extra.ie. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.