Liam Reilly
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
- Vocals
- keyboards
Liam Reilly (29 January 1955 – 1 January 2021) was an Irish singer-songwriter and a member of the group Bagatelle, formed in 1978 by drummer Walter (Wally) McConville along with bass player Ken Doyle and guitarist John O’Brien.[1]
Career
In 1980 while recording the band's debut album, Reilly had received an offer from producer Gus Dudgeon, known for his work with Elton John and David Bowie to begin a solo career in return for leaving the other band members to their own devices. However Reilly refused and insisted on sticking by the other members as they had done the same for him until that point. After leaving the group in the mid-1980s he moved to Savannah, Georgia and began a solo career. While in Savannah, he recorded an album entitled Savannah Souvenir which featured much of Reilly's keyboards and vocals and was produced by Phil Hadaway. In 1988 he was a finalist in the Irish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Lifeline". Reilly came back to arrive second in the event in 1990 with "Somewhere in Europe". He performed this at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 staged in Zagreb and was placed joint second out of the 22 entries. As a composer, Reilly returned to Eurovision in Rome in 1991 where his song "Could It Be That I'm in Love", performed by Kim Jackson, was placed equal tenth.
In 1990, he co-produced an album with American Producer Phil Hadaway 'Throwing Caution to the Wind' (Polydor 847535-4) recorded at Westland Studios Dublin and Reeltime Recording, Savannah, Georgia, USA. All songs were written by Liam Reilly except 'Georgia on My Mind' and 'Moonriver'.
Death
Per a family statement, Reilly died "suddenly but peacefully" at his home in Dundalk, Ireland, on 1 January 2021, aged 65.[2] He is buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Dundalk.
References
- ^ True, Chris. "Biography: Bagatelle". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Hussey, Sinéad (2 January 2021). "Bagatelle singer Liam Reilly has died aged 65". RTÉ Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links
- Liam Reilly discography at Discogs
- Liam Reilly at IMDb
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers with "The Real Me" | Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | Succeeded by Kim Jackson with "Could It Be That I'm in Love" |
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- Eurosong
- You're a Star
- Discography
- Bambie Thug
- Black Daisy
- Brooke
- Nicky Byrne
- Can-linn
- Maria Christian
- Kiev Connolly
- Dana
- Muriel Day
- Dervish
- Ryan Dolan
- Donna and Joe
- Chris Doran
- Cathal Dunne
- Sean Dunphy
- The Duskeys
- Dustin the Turkey
- Angela Farrell
- Eddie Friel
- Paul Harrington
- Mickey Harte
- Red Hurley
- Kim Jackson
- Jedward
- Sandie Jones
- Jump the Gun
- Niamh Kavanagh
- Brian Kennedy
- The Lindsays
- Johnny Logan
- Luv Bug
- Dawn Martin
- Linda Martin
- Maxi
- Pat McGeegan
- Charlie McGettigan
- Sarah McTernan
- The Missing Passengers
- Butch Moore
- The Mullans
- Sinéad Mulvey
- Brendan Murray
- Gary O'Shaughnessy
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy
- Eimear Quinn
- Liam Reilly
- Tina Reynolds
- Marc Roberts
- Dickie Rock
- Lesley Roy
- Sheeba
- Kasey Smith
- Molly Sterling
- The Swarbriggs
- Eamonn Toal
- Wild Youth
- Colm C.T. Wilkinson
- "22"
- "All Kinds of Everything"
- "Born to Sing"
- "Ceol an Ghrá"
- "Chance of a Lifetime"
- "Come Back to Stay"
- "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
- "Cross Your Heart"
- "Do I Dream"
- "Doomsday Blue"
- "Dreamin'"
- "Dying to Try"
- "Et Cetera"
- "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
- "Happy Man"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
- "Hold Me Now"
- "Horoscopes"
- "If I Could Choose"
- "If My World Stopped Turning"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "Irelande Douze Pointe"
- "Is Always Over Now?"
- "It's for You"
- "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
- "Lipstick"
- "Love?"
- "Maps"
- "Millennium of Love"
- "Mysterious Woman"
- "One Day Love"
- "Only Love Survives"
- "Playing with Numbers"
- "The Real Me"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
- "Somewhere in Europe"
"Story of My Life"- "Sunlight"
- "Take Him Home"
- "Terminal 3"
- "That's Rich"
- "That's What Friends Are For"
- "They Can't Stop the Spring"
- "Together"
- "The Voice"
- "The Wages of Love"
- "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
- "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
- "Waterline"
- "We Are One"
- "We've Got the World"
- "What's Another Year"
- "When"
- "When You Need Me"
- "Why Me?"
- "Without Your Love"
- "You Can Count On Me"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete