Eimear Mary Rose Quinn is an Irish singer and composer. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "The Voice". Since then she has toured and performed extensively internationally and has released four albums of her work, the most recent being Ériu, recorded with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and released in 2020.
Eimear Quinn at Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, 2019
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) and presented by Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket, the contest was held in Norway following the country's victory at the 1995 contest with the song "Nocturne" by Secret Garden.
Oslo Spektrum, Oslo – host venue of the 1996 contest
In addition to serving as co-presenter of the 1996 contest, Morten Harket (pictured in 2013) also performed as the show's opening act.
Eimear Quinn, the winning artist of the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest
Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft, the Norwegian spokesperson