Pat McGeegan — Chance of a Lifetime

Pat McGeegan

Born: 1935-02-00

Origin: Ireland

Patrick McGuigan was an Irish singer from Clones, County Monaghan. McGuigan, who spelled his name McGeegan for the stage, first came to prominence in Ireland when his single with the Big Four reached number 7 in the Irish charts in 1963. Five years later he was again in the spotlight when he competed for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in London on 6 April 1968. His song Chance of a Lifetime came fourth. The song spent one week at no. 1 in the Irish Singles Chart in April 1968. Subsequently, he made some albums and released many singles, but never reached the Irish top twenty again. McGuigan was also a songwriter.