Dana Rosemary Scallon
publication date: Saturday, December 31, 2016 (part of Winter 2017)
category: 
Government
clue: She represented her country in Eurovision and in the European Parliament, albeit at two very different times in her life.
explanation: Scallon, known mononymically as "Dana" while still a pop star, scored a number of hits from the late sixties to the early eighties, winning the Eurovision contest in 1970. She represented Ireland as a Member of the European Parliament. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Jesse King
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