Janet Grogan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Janet Grogan |
| Also known as | JG |
| Born | 1988 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Pop, Soul |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Janet Grogan is an Irish singer and songwriter.[1] She comes from Dublin, Ireland.
Training
[edit]In 2008, Grogan studied Pop Music Design at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim, Germany as an exchange student[1][2] on a scholarship.[3]
Career
[edit]Grogan became known as the co-writer and vocalist of Alles kann besser werden by Xavier Naidoo, which charted in Germany(No. 6, 33 weeks), Austria (No. 16, 26 weeks) and Switzerland (No. 28, 26 weeks). She composed the track with Milan Martelli, Matthew Tasa and Xavier Naidoo.[4]
In 2018, Janet wrote the song "Lord (It's ok)" with Cian Sweeney, known professionally as 1000 Beasts.[5] Grogan also performed the lead vocal on the track which was released in early 2018.
X-Factor
[edit]Janet has twice been a contestant on the UK singing competition The X-Factor (UK)
In 2014 Janet competed on the 11th series, making it as far as the 6 Chair Challenge, but was unsuccessful in keeping the chair. When the show aired Simon Cowell tweeted out that he made a mistake and should have kept Janet.
Grogan later returned, in part due to Cowell's tweet, and was a contestant in the 13th series of The X-Factor (UK), getting to Judges' houses as part of Sharon Osbourne's Team.
Eurovision
[edit]Grogan was a backing singer for Nicky Byrne at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[6] Janet returned to the Eurovision stage to represent Ireland in 2018 as part of Ryan O'Shaughnessy's performance of "Together".
Last Singer Standing
[edit]In 2021, Grogan took part as a contestant on the RTÉ One singing gameshow, Last Singer Standing.[7] She was the last player to qualify for the grand finale. In the final, she performed Whitney Houston's 'I Want to Dance with Somebody'. She finished in sixth place.[8]
Eurosong 2022
[edit]On 18 January 2022, it was announced that Janet would be performing for a chance to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2022 with the song "Ashes of Yesterday". The song was written by Aidan O'Connor, John Emil and Sandra Wikström[3]
Janet has previous experience at the Eurovision as a backing vocalist for Nicky Byrne in 2016, and with Ryan O'Shaughnessy in 2018.[3]
Grogan finished in second place in the Irish National Final.[9]
Janet released "Ashes of Yesterday" as her first solo single on 4 February 2022, with the song available to buy and across all streaming platforms.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Janet Grogan on Stage mit Xavier Naidoo" [Janet Grogan on Stage with Xavier Naidoo] (in German). 15 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Internationale Hochschulkooperationen: Popakademie Baden-Württemberg zu Gast in China und den USA" [International High School Co-operation: Popakademie Baden-Württemberg guests in China and the US]. idw-online.de (in German). 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Janet Grogan revealed as third Eurosong hopeful". 11 December 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Janet Grogan at AllMusic
- ^ "1000 Beasts feat Janet Grogan Release 'Lord (It's OK)'". 15 January 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "WATCH: Eurovision team Ireland backing singer's incredible impromptu solo performance". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Janet Grogan goes through to Last Singer Standing final". 4 December 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Patrick O'Sullivan is the Last Singer Standing!". 11 December 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Late Late Eurosong Special: Only RTÉ could make Eurovision stranger than it already was". 5 February 2022.
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