Johnny Logan

Birth Name: Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard

Place of Birth: Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Date of Birth: 13 May, 1954

Ethnicity: Irish, at least 1/16th English, possibly Northern Irish

Johnny Logan is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He is nicknamed “Mr Eurovision.”

His father, Patrick O’Hagan (born Charles Alphonsus Sherrard), was a Northern Irish tenor, who performed for three different U.S. Presidents at the White House, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. His mother, Ellen Mary “Eily,” was Irish, from Kilkenny. He is married to Ailis. He has a daughter with his former partner, Turkish dancer and actress Burçin Orhon; and three children with Ailis.

Johnny’s paternal grandfather was named Samuel “Sammy” Sherrard.

Johnny’s paternal grandmother was Jane “Jinny” McMillan (the daughter of Charles Edward McMillan and Frances “Fanny” Canning). Frances was the daughter of Anthony Canning and Jane Bradley, who was English, from Well, Yorkshire, now North Yorkshire. The surname McMillan derived from MacMillan, which is of Scottish origin.

Johnny’s maternal grandfather was Matthew Gargan (the son of Matthew Gargan and Mary Anne Wilkinson). Johnny’s great-grandfather Matthew was the son of Terence Gargan and Bridget Walsh. Mary Anne was the daughter of Thomas Wilkinson and Mary Egan.

Johnny’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Francis Dunne.

Sources: Baptismal record of Johnny’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Jane Bradley – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Johnny’s mother – http://notices.irishtimes.com

Marriage record of Johnny’s maternal grandparents, Matthew Gargan and Mary Francis Dunne – http://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

Marriage record of Johnny’s maternal great-grandparents, Matthew Gargan and Mary Anne Wilkinson – http://registers.nli.ie