Victor in 1970 with the now-classic All Kinds of Everything, Dana was Ireland's first Eurovision champion, and went on to enjoy a prolific pop career as well as time in the European Parliament.
"The celebrations around the country and the lift that it gave us when I won – I felt that kind of happiness and that kind of joy when we came through Liverpool," she said. Organised annually by choirmaster Matthew Jones – self-proclaimed 'Patron Saint of the Tone-deaf' – the event invites singers of all abilities to a weekend of making music, friends, and memories.Matthew believes anybody can learn to sing, and recently trained complete beginners to back Madeline Bell and the world-renowned English Chamber Orchestra at London’s Cadogan Hall to rave reviews.
"There have been some very famous names that have gone before me, including Kiki Dee. I love the idea of it because for me, I like meeting people, and you don't often get the chance to have that kind of a situation. "I truly believe anybody can learn to sing - 95 per cent of people can naturally sing in tune and the other five per cent can be taught to do that.