The Eurovision star who represented the United Kingdom in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Jack in the Box” passed away last Friday at the age of 78 after a prolonged battle with illness. All the details in the article.

Clodagh Rodgers, the United Kingdom’s representative at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, has passed away at the age of 78 following a long struggle with illness. Rodgers, who was born in Northern Ireland, performed “Jack in the Box” at the contest, ultimately securing fourth place for the UK.

Clodagh Rodgers: A Eurovision Journey Amid Political Tensions

Rodgers selection to represent the United Kingdom was particularly significant, as the contest took place in Dublin during a period of heightened political tension between Britain and Ireland. The British national broadcaster, BBC, intentionally chose Rodgers, a native of Northern Ireland, hoping to ease potential backlash from the Irish audience. Despite these efforts, Rodgers received threats from the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The 1971 Eurovision concluded with Monaco winning the contest for the first and only time.

Sam Sorbie, it was shared on Facebook that she passed away surrounded by family after a wonderful life. “Mum has lived an incredible life, full of love and happiness. Her fantastic career performing, traveling the world, devoting her life to her two sons and being the rock of this family“.

Musical Achievements and Continued Success

After the contest, the song “Jack in the Box” became a hit and reached fourth place on the UK charts, becoming her best-known hit. It was the last of the three huge hits she released in her career: “Come Back and Shake Me,” released in 1969 and marking her breakthrough, and “Goodnight Midnight,” which was also released that year. This popularity paved her way to represent the UK at Eurovision 1971. Afterward, she released several albums and appeared on television. Her last album was released in 1977, after which she continued to release singles and compilations.

United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025

The song “What The Hell Just Happened?” is the name of the song that will be performed by the girl group Remember Monday, who will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025. The group will perform the song in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2025 which will take place on May 15th in Basel, Switzerland. Since they represent one of the “Big Five” – they automatically advance to the grand final on May 17th. The song was written by the band members along with Thomas Stengaard, who wrote the winning Eurovision 2013 song “Only Teardrops“, Julie Aagaard who wrote Austria’s songs in 2024 “We Will Rave” (24th place in the grand final) and Malta’s song in 2022, “I Am What I Am” (16th place in the semi-final). The song is performed in English.

The song describes a wild night of partying and mayhem, where the speaker experiences a series of crazy and unexpected events. The song expresses the desire to break free from everyday constraints, experience extreme situations, and feel freedom, even if it involves irresponsible or dangerous behavior.

These days Britain is ranked 14th in the betting tables ahead of Eurovision 2025. Listen to the British song for Eurovision 2025:

Remember Monday – Who Are You?

The girl band Remember Monday, consisting of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele, is a trio that creates pop-country music filled with humor and character. They have been friends since their school days. Initially, the group was known as Houston but changed their name to “Remember Monday” to avoid confusion with other artists.

They gained recognition after competing in the 8th season of “The Voice UK”, broadcasted in 2019, where they impressed the judges with their unique vocal harmonies. They also became popular on TikTok with various covers, including a viral version of Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls“. The band is now preparing for a tour and releasing more of their original music.

Among the singles released by the band are songs such as “Hysterical Women,” “Drive,” “Prove Me Right,” and others.

Eurovision 2025: This will be the 67th participation of the United Kingdom in Eurovision. The UK joined the competition in 1957 and has won it five times over the years. The UK’s last victory was in Eurovision 1997 with the song ‘Love Shine A Light’ performed by the band ‘Katrina and the Waves’.