Marc Roberts (singer)

Marc Roberts
Marc Roberts
Background information
Birth name	Seán Hegarty
Born	25 June 1968 (age 56); Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland
Genres	Easy listening
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, radio broadcaster, TV presenter
Website	marcroberts.ie

Seán Hegarty (born 25 June 1968), better known by his stage name Marc Roberts, is an Irish singer, best known for representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. His song, "Mysterious Woman", finished in second place and reached number two on the Irish Singles Chart. He is originally from Crossmolina, County Mayo, and now based in Galway, where he presents a local radio show as well as continuing his singing career. He has to date released six studio albums.

Career

Marc Roberts rose to prominence when he represented Ireland in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Mysterious Woman". The song finished in second place behind Katrina and the Waves' "Love Shine a Light".^[1] The single made No.2 in the Irish Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for seven weeks.^[2] Following this, he released his debut, self-titled album and second single, "Babe".^[3]

In the early 2000s, Roberts returned with his second and third albums, Meet Me Half Way (2003) and Once in My life (2005), on which Roberts wrote a number of the songs.^[4] Around this time, Roberts joined local radio station Galway Bay FM as a guest presenter. Performing a three-hour afternoon show, 12pm to 3pm each Saturday, & Sunday 12pm to 1:30pm, called The Feel Good Factor, he continues in this role as of 2018.^[5]

In 2006, Roberts emerged as a songwriter by co-writing a number of songs on singer Daniel O'Donnell's album, Until the Next Time. This included the single "Crush on You", which reached No.21 in the UK Singles Chart.^[6]^[7] The album itself reached No.10 in the UK Albums Chart.^[8]

In 2008, Roberts attempted to represent Ireland again in the Eurovision Song Contest with his own composition, "Chances".^[9] The selection process was made by public vote during a live television broadcast from University of Limerick on Saturday 23 February on RTÉ television. He lost out to "Irelande Douze Pointe" by Dustin the Turkey.

Three more albums followed over the next few years: The Promise (2010), Now and Then (2013) and A Tribute to the Music of John Denver (2015). The last of these saw Roberts embarking on a series of live shows, performing hits of John Denver for the past few years, including a show at Denver's hometown, Colorado.^[10]

On 5th July 2024, Marc released his 7th studio album Lilac Road. The album went straight in at number one in the iTunes album charts. On Friday 19th July, the official video for the title track droppped online.

Marc still broadcasts with Galway Bay FM & presents the hugely popular breakfast show the Feel Good Breakfast, every Saturday & Sunday, 8am to 11am.

2025 sees Roberts on an Irish nationwide tour as a guest of Sandy Kelly.

References

^ "Ireland 1997". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Marc Roberts web site". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Garth Brooks". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "The Feel Good Factor with Marc Roberts - Galway Bay FM". Galway Bay FM. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "A Tribute to John Denver". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "crush on you | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "DANIEL O'DONNELL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "RTÉ ANNOUNCE EUROSONG 2008 FINALISTS | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "The Music of John Denver by Marc Roberts". Ballymaloe Grainstore. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links

Official website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eimear Quinn with "The Voice"	Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997	Succeeded by Dawn Martin with "Is Always Over Now?"

[1] "Ireland 1997". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[2] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[3] "Marc Roberts web site". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[4] "Garth Brooks". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[5] "The Feel Good Factor with Marc Roberts - Galway Bay FM". Galway Bay FM. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[6] "A Tribute to John Denver". www.marcroberts.ie. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[7] "crush on you | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[8] "DANIEL O'DONNELL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[9] "RTÉ ANNOUNCE EUROSONG 2008 FINALISTS | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[10] "The Music of John Denver by Marc Roberts". Ballymaloe Grainstore. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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v t e Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurosong You're a Star Discography
Participation	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Bambie Thug Black Daisy Brooke Nicky Byrne Can-linn Maria Christian Kiev Connolly Dana Muriel Day Dervish Ryan Dolan Donna and Joe Chris Doran Cathal Dunne Sean Dunphy The Duskeys Dustin the Turkey Angela Farrell Eddie Friel Paul Harrington Mickey Harte Red Hurley Kim Jackson Jedward Sandie Jones Jump the Gun Niamh Kavanagh Brian Kennedy The Lindsays Johnny Logan Luv Bug Dawn Martin Linda Martin Maxi Pat McGeegan Charlie McGettigan Sarah McTernan The Missing Passengers Butch Moore The Mullans Sinéad Mulvey Brendan Murray Gary O'Shaughnessy Ryan O'Shaughnessy Eimear Quinn Liam Reilly Tina Reynolds Marc Roberts Dickie Rock Lesley Roy Sheeba Kasey Smith Molly Sterling The Swarbriggs Eamonn Toal Wild Youth Colm C.T. Wilkinson
Songs	"22" "All Kinds of Everything" "Born to Sing" "Ceol an Ghrá" "Chance of a Lifetime" "Come Back to Stay" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Cross Your Heart" "Do I Dream" "Doomsday Blue" "Dreamin'" "Dying to Try" "Et Cetera" "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" "Happy Man" "Heartbeat" "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" "Hold Me Now" "Horoscopes" "If I Could Choose" "If My World Stopped Turning" "In Your Eyes" "Irelande Douze Pointe" "Is Always Over Now?" "It's for You" "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" "Lipstick" "Love?" "Maps" "Millennium of Love" "Mysterious Woman" "One Day Love" "Only Love Survives" "Playing with Numbers" "The Real Me" "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" "Somewhere in Europe" ~~"Story of My Life"~~ "Sunlight" "Take Him Home" "Terminal 3" "That's Rich" "That's What Friends Are For" "They Can't Stop the Spring" "Together" "The Voice" "The Wages of Love" "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" "Walking the Streets in the Rain" "Waterline" "We Are One" "We've Got the World" "What's Another Year" "When" "When You Need Me" "Why Me?" "Without Your Love" "You Can Count On Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Countries	Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Barbara Berta Blond Alma Čardžić Tor Endresen E.N.I Fanny Jalisse Anna Maria Jopek Katrina and the Waves Kølig Kaj Hara and Andreas Konstantinou Célia Lawson Maarja Marcos Llunas Mrs. Einstein Paul Oscar Şebnem Paker and Grup Ethnic Alla Pugacheva Tanja Ribič Marc Roberts Debbie Scerri Bianca Shomburg Bettina Soriat V.I.P. Marianna Zorba
Songs	"Ale jestem" "Antes do adeus" "Bara hon älskar mig" "Dentro di me" "Dinle" "Fiumi di parole" "Goodbye" "Horepse" "Keelatud maa" "Let Me Fly" "Love Shine a Light" "Mana mou" "Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" "Minn hinsti dans" "Mysterious Woman" "Niemand heeft nog tijd" "One Step" "Primadonna" "Probudi me" "San Francisco" "Sentiments songes" "Sin rencor" "Stemmen i mit liv" "Zbudi se" "Zeit"