Elaine Murtagh

Irish singer and songwriter

Elaine Murtagh (born Elaine Patricia Murtagh, 1940, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish singer, songwriter and a member of The Avons, a pop vocal group popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.

## Career[edit]

Murtagh was a member of The Avons with her sister-in-law, Valerie Murtagh.[1] Towards the end of her singing career she moved into songwriting; the best known of which is "Dance On!", a hit record for both The Shadows in 1962 and Kathy Kirby in 1963, which she wrote with Valerie and Ray Adams. She also wrote "In Summer", a number 5 hit for Billy Fury in 1963, as well as songs recorded by Petula Clark and Tom Jones.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jon Kutner (26 May 2010). 1000 UK Number One Hits. p. 210\. ISBN 9780857123602. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
2. ^ "Elaine Murtagh". discogs. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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