1. In 2008, Grogan studied Pop Music Design at the Popakademie Baden-Wurttemberg in Mannheim, Germany as an exchange student on a scholarship.
16 Facts About Janet Grogan
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Janet Grogan became known as the co-writer and vocalist of Alles kann besser werden by Xavier Naidoo, which charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Janet Grogan composed the track with Milan Martelli, Matthew Tasa and Xavier Naidoo.
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In 2018, Janet Grogan wrote the song "Lord " with Cian Sweeney, known professionally as 1000 Beasts.
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Janet Grogan performed the lead vocal on the track which was released in early 2018.
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Janet Grogan has twice been a contestant on the UK singing competition The X-Factor.
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In 2014 Janet Grogan competed on the 11th series, making it as far as the 6 Chair Challenge, but was unsuccessful in keeping the chair.
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Janet Grogan later returned, in part due to Cowell's tweet, and was a contestant in the 13th series of The X-Factor, getting to Judges' houses as part of Sharon Osbourne's Team.
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Janet Grogan was a backing singer for Nicky Byrne at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
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Janet Grogan returned to the Eurovision stage to represent Ireland in 2018 as part of Ryan O'Shaughnessy's performance of "Together".
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In 2021, Janet Grogan took part as a contestant on the RTE One singing gameshow, Last Singer Standing.
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Janet Grogan was the last player to qualify for the grand finale.
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On 18 January 2022, it was announced that Janet Grogan would be performing for a chance to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2022 with the song Ashes of Yesterday.
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Janet Grogan has previous experience at the Eurovision as a backing vocalist for Nicky Byrne in 2016, and with Ryan O'Shaughnessy in 2018.
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Janet Grogan finished in second place in the Irish National Final.
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Janet Grogan released Ashes of Yesterday as her first solo single on 4 February 2022, with the song available to buy and across all streaming platforms.