Eimear Quinn

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Eimear Quinn performing at Congratulations

Eimear Quinn (Irish: Eimear Ní Chuinn) is an Irish singer. She won the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with the song "The Voice" with words and music by Brendan Graham. As she watched the votes coming in, she performed an impromptu duet with A-ha singer Morten Harket, who was co-hosting the contest in Oslo. Quinn returned to Eurovision in 2005 to perform at the 50th anniversary Congratulations event in Copenhagen.

Quinn graduated from NUI Maynooth, Ireland, before she became a professional singer. In 2001 she released a record at Decca Classics called Through the Lens of a Tear produced and co-composed by Pól Brennan (ex-Clannad) about Tristan and Iseult. She has also sung on several Anúna records.

In 2006, Quinn read the Irish Votes at the Eurovision Song Contest.

She also released a compilation album called Gatherings this year.

Preceded by: Secret Garden	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996	Succeeded by: Katrina and the Waves

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Eurovision winners
1950s	Lys Assia \| Corry Brokken \| André Claveau \| Teddy Scholten
1960s	Jacqueline Boyer \| Jean-Claude Pascal \| Isabelle Aubret \| Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann \| Gigliola Cinquetti \| France Gall \| Udo Jürgens \| Sandie Shaw \| Massiel \| Frida Boccara \| Lenny Kuhr \| Lulu \| Salomé
1970s	Dana \| Séverine \| Vicky Leandros \| Anne-Marie David \| ABBA \| Teach-In \| Brotherhood of Man \| Marie Myriam \| Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta \| Gali Atari & Milk and Honey
1980s	Johnny Logan \| Bucks Fizz \| Nicole \| Corinne Hermès \| Herreys \| Bobbysocks \| Sandra Kim \| Johnny Logan \| Celine Dion \| Riva
1990s	Toto Cutugno \| Carola \| Linda Martin \| Niamh Kavanagh \| Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan \| Secret Garden \| Eimear Quinn \| Katrina and the Waves \| Dana International \| Charlotte Nilsson
2000s	Olsen Brothers \| Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL \| Marie N \| Sertab Erener \| Ruslana \| Elena Paparizou \| Lordi