Eurovision star Marc Roberts: ‘I co-wrote some songs with Daniel O’Donnell… I remember when the royalties started coming in’

In this week’s Me and My Money feature, singer-songwriter Marc Roberts shares how his upbringing shaped his relationship with money and his biggest extravagance

Marc Roberts

Marc Roberts is a singer-songwriter and a radio and TV presenter. Born Seán Hegarty in Crossmolina, Co Mayo, Roberts is best known for coming second in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. He represented Ireland with the song Mysterious Woman, which clinched the No 2 spot in the Irish singles charts.

Roberts has co-written 15 songs with Daniel O’Donnell and the pair had a top 20 hit in the UK singles charts with the song ‘Crush on You’. He also presents the Feel Good Breakfast show every weekend on Galway Bay FM and has presented the TG4 show ‘Opry an lúir’.