Marc Roberts (singer)

Irish singer (born 1968)

Marc Roberts

Background information
Birth name| Seán Hegarty
Born|  (1968-06-25) 25 June 1968 (age 56)
Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland
Genres| Easy listening
Occupation(s)| Singer-songwriter, radio broadcaster, TV presenter
Website| marcroberts.ie

Musical artist

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

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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]

## References

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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.

## External links

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* 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?"

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RTÉ Radio 1

Presenters and shows

Presenters|

| Weekday|

* Shay Byrne
* Des Cahill
* Audrey Carville
* John Creedon
* Gerry Daly
* Ray D'Arcy
* Joe Duffy
* Louise Duffy
* Myles Dungan
* Rachael English
* Gavin Jennings
* Áine Lawlor
* Cathal Mac Coille
* Sarah McInerney
* Cathal Murray
* John Murray
* Ryan Tubridy
* Mary Wilson
* Vincent Woods

|

Weekend|

* John Bowman
* Carole Coleman
* Richard Crowley
* Neil Doherty
* Sinéad Gleeson
* Kieran Hanrahan
* Avril Hoare
* Jacqui Hurley
* Ronan Collins
* Ronan Kelly
* David McCullagh
* Derek Mooney
* Marty Morrissey
* Con Murphy
* Áine Ní Bhreisleáin
* Siún Ní Dhuinn
* Sinéad Ní Uallacháin
* Aoife Nic Cormaic
* Fiachna Ó Braonáin
* Miriam O'Callaghan
* Brendan O'Connor
* Donncha Ó Dúlaing
* Kevin Rafter
* Ruth Smith

Former|

* Brendan Balfe
* Gerald Barry
* Charlie Bird
* Vincent Browne
* Gay Byrne
* Derek Davis
* Richard Downes
* Eamon Dunphy
* Séamus Ennis
* Dave Fanning
* Brian Farrell
* Marian Finucane
* Bridie Gallagher
* Jimmy Greeley
* David Hanly
* Aoife Kavanagh
* John Kelly
* Pat Kenny
* Shane Kenny
* Des Keogh
* Joe Lynch
* Maxi
* Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
* Ciarán Mac Mathúna
* Seán Mac Réamoinn
* Tom McGurk
* Leo Maguire
* Mike Murphy
* Gareth O'Callaghan
* Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin
* Pádraic Ó Neachtain
* Sean O'Rourke
* Brenda Power
* Marc Roberts
* John Skehan
* Terry Wogan

Shows|

| Current|

* Beo ar Éigean
* Bowman Sunday Morning
* Céilí House
* The Collins Collection
* Doc on One
* Green Tea
* Liveline
* Miriam Meets...
* Mooney
* Playback
* The Ray D'Arcy Show
* Risin' Time
* Seascapes
* Sunday Miscellany
* Today with Claire Byrne

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News and
Sport|

* Drivetime
* The Late Debate
* Morning Ireland
* News at One
* Saturday View
* The Business
* This Week
* Weekend Sport (Saturday Sport, Sunday Sport)
* World Report

Former|

* The Arts Show
* Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
* The Dave Fanning Show
* The Derek Davis Show
* Five Seven Live
* Future Tense
* The Gay Byrne Show
* The John Murray Show
* The Marian Finucane Show
* Mo Cheol Thú
* Ronan Collins
* The Ryan Tubridy Show (2015–2023)
* Scrap Saturday
* Today with ...
* The Tubridy Show (2005–2010)
* Women Today

Newsreaders|

* Aengus Mac Grianna
* Eileen Dunne
* Brian Jennings
* John Finnerty
* Mary Kennedy
* Michael Murphy
* Siún Nic Gearailt
* Barry O'Neill
* Ray Kennedy

Other contributors|

* Philip Boucher-Hayes
* Oliver Callan
* Brian Carthy
* Eoghan Corry
* Vincent DeVeau
* Larry Gogan
* Dylan Haskins
* Darren Kennedy
* Bill Long
* Manchán Magan
* Jimmy Magee
* Aonghus McAnally
* Nell McCafferty
* Ella McSweeney
* Brendan McWilliams
* Gina Menzies
* Seán Moncrieff
* Dermot Morgan
* Bryan Murray
* Joseph O'Connor
* Olivia O'Leary
* Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
* Dermot O'Neill
* Evelyn O'Rourke
* Radio Éireann Players
* Kathryn Thomas

Other RTÉ radio stations

RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ lyric fm

* v
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* 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"

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