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Muriel Day

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Muriel Day (born 11 January 1942) is an Irish singer. Born in Newtownards, County Down, she was the first singer from Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, performing at the 1969 contest. She was also the first woman to perform for Ireland, which had been competing since 1965. After making her name in the Irish showband circuit, and making an uncredited appearance as a dance hall singer in the British film Billy Liar (1963), Day was chosen as Ireland's Eurovision contestant with the song "The Wages of Love" in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Muriel Day is the 2,507th most popular singer (up from 2,544th in 2024), the 6,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,187th in 2019) and the 244th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Muriel Day ranks 2,505 out of 4,381. Before her are Bob Crosby, Girl in Red, Karina, and Elnur Hüseynov. After her are Kamilya Jubran, Nicole, Velvet, Brenda Fassie, Kim Junsu, Kangin, Aida Garifullina, and Carrie Underwood.

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Among people born in 1942, Muriel Day ranks 702. Before her are Betsey Johnson, Bobby Rydell, Elvin Bishop, Gerry Marsden, Lee Greenwood, and Robin Widdows. After her are Bob Gaudio, Kathleen Blanco, Nathan Deal, Joy Behar, Sharon Olds, and Ian Hancock.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Muriel Day ranks 6,208 out of 8,785. Before her are Dave Greenfield (1949), Justin Chancellor (1971), Jamie Bamber (1973), David Gandy (1980), Olivia Cooke (1993), Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827), Anna Howard Shaw (1847), and Tony Wilson (1950). After her are Dinny Pails (1921), Rory Kinnear (1978), Flora Murray (1869), and Walter Crickmer (1899).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Muriel Day ranks 244. Before her are Sam Bailey (1977), Joss Stone (1987), Billy Bragg (1957), John Lundvik (1983), Billy Fury (1940), and Martine McCutcheon (1976). After her are Tracey Thorn (1962), Maxi Priest (1961), Slick Rick (1965), Craig David (1981), Foxes (1989), and Ian Astbury (1962).

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