Red Hurley

Brian "Red" Hurley (born 11 November 1949) is an Irish singer. Hurley's career includes singing lead for bands such as The Colours, The Wheels, and The Nevada (né The Nevada Showband). He had a series of number one records in the 1970s while performing with The Nevada. Hurley also represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 with the song "When".

Personal life Hurley was born in 1949 and grew up in Milltown, Dublin, with four brothers (Fran, Liam, Joe, and Des) as well as two sisters (Flo and Olive).

Hurley's first marriage was to Dublin model Patricia Ward and ended in the mid-1980s; they had one daughter together, Kimberley. He met his second wife, Norma, in 1990 when she was a dancer in one of his shows. She was 18 years old performing mutually in a show called Can't Stop The Music at the Gaeity when Hurley was set to perform with Twink. Though one of the early favourites to win the contest, his song finished 10th on the night with 54 points, beaten by the winning UK entry Brotherhood of Man and their song "Save Your Kisses for Me".

Hurley's song "When" became a major chart hit in Ireland and with Eurovision fans, landing it as a regular in Hurley's live show set lists. "When" was written by Brendan Graham, who subsequently composed two Eurovision winning songs for Ireland, "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" in 1994 and "The Voice" for mezzo-soprano Eimear Quinn in 1996. Graham also composed the worldwide hit "You Raise Me Up", a major hit for Josh Groban in the U.S and Westlife in the UK. Internet concert reviews blog Daniel Lindon Reviews said of Red, 'Rarely has an artist had the persistence and self-belief to rise above many career setbacks and emerge once again triumphant, he is one of the great male voices and his international success is long overdue'. Red Hurley continues to tour regularly in Ireland, USA and in the UK. In August 2014, he was one of the musical soloists chosen to perform at the State Funeral of former Irish Prime Minister, Albert Reynolds. In 2022, Hurley began a 50th anniversary tour in Ireland in venues such as The Civic, the Pavilion Theatre, the Draīocht, among others. He also appeared on Today with Maura and Daithi on 28 November 2022, has been a guest on the RTÉ Radio 1 show from the same network numerous times prior, and appeared with Claudia Boyle on The Late Late Show on 10 October 2020 where they performed "Time To Say Goodbye".

Irish Charts Positions The Colours | **The Wheels | ***The Nevada | Solo unless otherwise specified +AlbumsYearRank (Irish Charts)Red Hurley 'Hits''' 1973 1 When|1976 2 Red Hurley With Love|1978 8 Warm Red|1981 23 Various Compilations (Ireland/UK/USA)|1982-2003 Unknown You're Still You|2003 8 Always There For Me|2005 14 Raised on Songs and Stories (USA)|2006 Unknown Red Hurley 'The Hits Album'|2008 6 How Great Thou Art|2009 21 Sings My Soul (USA Only)|2010

Red Hurley 'The Hits Album' (Re Issue)|2012 Updated Greatest Hits CD''2014