Maria Christian is a singer born in Dundalk

Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...

 in 1957 who represented Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985

The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....

in which she sang "Wait Until The Weekend Comes". She got 91 points and came 6th place overall.

"Wait Until The Weekend Comes" reached number 15 in the Irish charts. Maria's follow-up single "Star" reached number 30 in the Irish charts in December 1985.