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Niamh Kavanagh
Birth name	Niamh Kavanagh
Born	13 February 1968 (1968-02-13) (age 42)
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Pop
Occupations	singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1990—present

Niamh Kavanagh (born 13 February 1968,^[1] Dublin) is an Irish singer perhaps mostly known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland, providing a second win in a row for Ireland. The country went on to win again in 1994 and 1996. Kavanagh currently lives in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.

Kavanagh has performed as a lead and backing vocalist on the film soundtrack for The Commitments in songs such as "Destination Anywhere" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man".

Kavanagh also appeared on The Late Late Show's Eurovision edition in 2006, to perform "In Your Eyes" along with Linda Martin, and other past Irish Eurovision contestants. She was also the Irish spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Eurovision

Singing "In Your Eyes" (lyrics and music by Jimmy Walsh) she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for the host nation, Ireland. It was the best selling single in Ireland for 1993, and reached No. 24 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

Kavanagh will again represent Ireland with "It's for You" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, which will be held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010. Eurosong 2010 was held on 5 March, with Kavanagh scoring maximum points to beat four other participants.^[3][4]

References

External links

• Official website
• "In Your Eyes" lyrics