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Clodagh Rodgers
12+ albums
female vocalistspop60soldiesEurovision
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Clodagh Rodgers (born in Warrenpoint on 5 March 1947; died 18 April 2025) was a Northern Irish singer remembered for her hit singles including "Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", and "Jack in the Box" (the UK's entry for the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest). Rodgers signed for Decca records in 1961, at the age of 14. She made a number of recordings with Decca, changing to Columbia in the mid 60s, but her career took off only after she signed to RCA. After a slow start her recording of the Kenny Young song "Come Back and Shake Me" shot up the charts, giving her a million selling gold disc and launching her into stardom in 1969. She followed this with another top 4 hit "Goodnight Midnight," plus "Biljo," which resulted in her being the best selling female singles artist of that year. She also won the award for "The Best Legs" in British show business and insured her voice for one million pounds. The further single releases "Everybody Go Home," "The Party's Over," and "Lady Love Bug," continued her chart success in the next few years. Rodgers became a major household name and TV star, even if the hits did not quite match her profile. In 1970 she was asked to represent the UK in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. According to John Kennedy O'Connor's The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, part of the reasoning behind the BBC's invitation was their concern over what reaction the UK entrant would get on the stage from the Irish public. Rodgers rece
