Dana was born Rosemary Brown. As an 18 year old schoolgirl, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 with the charming song "All Kinds of Everything" which went on to become a huge hit all over Europe. Other hits followed including "Who Put The Lights Out". Around this time she was cast as the oldest daughter in the film Flight of the Doves (1971). Other notable singles followed including "Crossword Puzzle" written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue before switching record label. After notching up yet more hits like "Please Tell Him I Said Hello", "Fairytale" and the amusing "Something's Cookin' in the Kitchen", the hits eventually dried up though Dana continued to record and perform. After marrying and starting a family she turned to Christian music, writing the excellent "Totus Tuus.. Totally Yours". Dana Rosemary Scallon is now a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the constituency of Connacht-Ulster, Ireland. She was the first ever women elected as an MEP in the constituency. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anon
Sang the winning song for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970. In later years she had an operation on her vocal cords which affected her voice. She currently lives in Ireland (2007). She has also had a political career. In 1997 When she first ran for president of Ireland, as a resident of Northern Ireland she would have been unable to vote for herself. She lost but did much better than expected, and continued to pursue a political career, standing again in the 2011 election. She is a staunchly Catholic traditionalist who opposes birth control, divorce, abortion, etc. She clearly falls into the nationalist camp, but has never expressed support for paramilitary or political violence. an e was raised in Derry, Northern Ireland. Held one of the Irish seats in the Parliament of the European Union (as an Independent) from 1999 to 2004. Failed to be re-elected in 2004. She ran for the Presidency of Ireland in 1997 and 2011, garnering 13.8% and 2.9% of the vote respectively.
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After the death of their mother, two children in Liverpool run away from home to escape their cruel uncle who treats them harshly. They flee to Ireland in hopes of finding love and safety with their kindly grandmother. However, their uncle is a failed actor who is a master of disguise. He uses his skill to pursue them in hopes of finding them for his own financial gain. The children must rely on their wits and the kindness of strangers to stay ahead of him or their lives will be in mortal jeopardy.