Chance of a Lifetime
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| Chance Of A Lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1968 entry | ||
| Country | Ireland | |
| Artist(s) | Patrick McGuigan | |
| As | Pat McGeegan | |
| Language | English | |
| Composer(s) | John Kennedy | |
| Lyricist(s) | John Kennedy | |
| Conductor(s) | Noel Kelehan | |
| Place | 4th | |
| Points | 18 | |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
For other uses, see Chance of a Lifetime (disambiguation).
Chance Of A Lifetime was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed in English by Pat McGeegan.
The song is a ballad, with McGeegan reminiscing about the first time he saw his lover. He tells her that he thought her appearance in his life was "the chance of a lifetime", and goes on to explain that he doesn't want to lose such a chance.
The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following Norway's Odd Børre with Stress and preceding Spain's Massiel with La La La). At the close of voting, it had received 18 points, placing 4th in a field of 17. However, the song went to the top of the Irish singles chart.
It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1969 Contest by Muriel Day with The Wages of Love.
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