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Hold us now. Eurovision winners team up for show

Logan. Soon to be appearing on Euro banknotes (if only!)
Logan. Soon to be appearing on Euro banknotes (if only!)

Dust off your white suit and crank up the wind machine! Irish Eurovision legend Johnny Logan is to team up with other winners from the contest's history for a special show in Germany next year.

The show -  which is set to be the campest thing EVER - will take place at Dortmund's 20,000-capacity Westfalenhallen on Saturday March 26, with Bucks Fizz (United Kingdom 1980), Loreen (Sweden 2012) and Nicole (Germany 1982) among those joining Logan on the night.

"Diggly Loo Diggy Lei...." And Dig those boots!!

As if that wasn't enough there will be a Diggly Loo Diggy Lei reprieve from The Herreys (Sweden 1984), with Sandra Kim (Belgium 1986), Charlotte Nilsson (Sweden 1999) and Ruslana (Ukraine 2004) also on the bill, ensuring that every available scrap of glitter on the continent will be used up on the night.

Organisers have said they are in discussions with a number of other Eurovision winners including The Olsen Brothers (Denmark 2000) and Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014). It's enough to make any Eurovision fan go La, La, La (repeat 54 times) with excitement!

Loreen

2012 winner Loreen and some flowers/cauliflower

Logan is the undisputed King of Eurovision and as every schoolboy and girl knows, winning first with Shay Healy's What's Another Year in 1980 and Hold Me Now in 1987.

As if that wasn't enough, he also composed Linda Martin's winning 1992 song, Why Me? just for the sheer craic.

Johnny Logan  

Look at that suit! Logan performing Hold Me Now in 1987

Johnny Logan

Cherub cheeked Johnny singinging What's Another Year in 1980

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest takes place at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden with the semi-finals on May 10 and 12 and the final on May 14. 

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