Luv Bug
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| Luv Bug | |
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| Origin | Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Dance, pop-rock, MOR |
For the song "Luv Bug", see Luv Bug (song)
Luv Bug are an Irish pop band originating from Newry in Northern Ireland. They are most famous for representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 with the song " You Can Count On Me".[1]
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[edit] Career
The group were formed in late 1982 and consisted of sister and brothers June (lead vocals), Hugh (bass) and Max (guitar)Cunningham along with Ricky Meyler (vocals and keyboards) and Majella Grant (drums).[2]
They became successful as a live act throughout Ireland and released their first single "Red Light Spells Danger" in 1984. The song was a cover of the Billy Ocean track and was followed up by a string of their own compositions, many of which became hits on the Irish Charts.[3]
In 1986, they won the National Song Contest with their song "You Can Count On Me" and competed in that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Norway. They ended the night fourth out of twenty entrants and the song reached the Irish top five. [4]
The group continued successfully, releasing their first album a year later. In 1988 they signed a recording deal with Virgin Records in the UK with two single releases under a different name, Heart Of Ice.
By the end of the decade the group had toured Europe and had completed some recording work in Los Angeles.
In 1992 the group entered the National Song Contest (now titled Eurosong) again with the song "Close To Your Heart", but lost out to Linda Martin.
Luv Bug still continue today, performing live mainly in Ireland.
[edit] Discography
Singles:
- May 1984 - Red Light Spells Danger (Irish charts #15)
- Oct 1984 - Burn It Up (#22)
- Apr 1985 - Look At Me I'm Dancing (#16)
- Aug 1985 - Living In Stereo (#24)
- Feb 1986 - On My Own (#17)
- Apr 1986 - You Can Count On Me (#2)
- Sep 1986 - Is There Something I Should Know (#26)
- Dec 1986 - Winter's Here
- Apr 1987 - Fall Out
- Feb 1988 - Brand New Heart
- Oct 1988 - Delving Away (Released under the name, Heart of Ice)
- Feb 1989 - Every Time You Leave
- Nov 1989 - Flashback
- May 1990 - Living In Stereo (re-recording) (Released under the name, Heart of Ice)
- Oct 1990 - Welcome To My Party
- 1995 - Call Me
Album:
- Apr 1987 - Luv Bug
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1] irish showbands.com
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | Ireland: Eurovision Song Contest 1986
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know
- ^ [2]esc-history.com
| Preceded by Maria Christian |
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 |
Succeeded by Johnny Logan |
