Claudag Rogers: The legendary Eurovision voice mutes
Her legendary voice EurovisionCladag Rogers, who represented the United Kingdom in 1971 tragically died at the age of 78. The Northern Irish singer, who finished fourth in the song contest with Jack in the Box, died « peacefully » on Friday after a three -year illness surrounded by her family.
In a moving post on Facebook, her son, Sam Sorbie, paid tribute to his beloved mom, who, he said, was the « rock of the family and had dedicated her life » to himself and his brother.
Rock rock
He wrote: « With a heavy heart, my beloved, beautiful mom Cladag has unfortunately passed away after a battle with a disease for the last three years. She left peacefully yesterday surrounded by her family at Cobham.
»Mom lived an incredible life, full of love and happiness. Her fantastic career as an actress and singer, traveling around the world, devoting her life to her two sons and the rock of this family.
« Life will not be the same without Mom, but eventually she will be quiet now with Dad, Nanny and Grandpa. We all love her and we miss it terribly. «
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Ever since she was on TV
Fans rushed to express their condolences to the iconic singer, who also had hits with singles come back and shake me and Goodnight Midnight.
They wrote: « These are incredibly sad news. I am very sorry for your loss. Rogers was an extremely talented singer. «
« I’m so sorry to hear these sad New Sam. Cladag was an inspiration and I managed to meet her sometimes after I saw her on stage. He was always an amazing performer who will miss us terribly. Rip Cladag, « commented Danny from Australia.
« I’m so sorry to hear this Sam. I loved your mother’s music, she always woke me up pleasant memories. Now he sings with the angels. Rest in peace Cladag. «
« I’m so sorry. I loved her to watch her since she was on television. Rest in peace wonderful lady. «
« My sincere and sincere condolences. I was a great fan of her and I always remember her interpreting Jack in the box at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971. Let’s rest in peace now. «
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Accepted death threats from IRA
Cladag Rogers was born in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland and began singing professionally from the age of thirteen with the famous singer, Michael Holidey.
Her father was Dancehall organizer and helped her sign her first record label before making her 1962 television debut on Adam Feth’s television show on the BBC. He then became a regular face on television and appeared in the music films Just for Fun in 1963 and it’s all over town a year later.
But it was Eurovision that launched her in a superstar when the competition was held in Dublin, but as a Irish Catholic from Northern Ireland, IRA was threatened by the IRA death, with the UK representing the United Kingdom.
The catchy melody took fourth place behind the winner Monaco, as well as Spain and Germany and reached the number four of the UK Singles Chart, making its third top 10 success.
After her separation from her marriage, Cladag retired from the music to raise her sons, returning to the spotlight years later as an actress and appeared in a West End musical and The Bill on ITV.
*With data from dailymail.com
