John Lydon
Born | January 31, 1956 |
Hometown | Holloway, United Kingdom |
Net worth | $500 thousand |
Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
Spouse | Nora Forster (m 1979 - present) |
Parents | Eileen Lydon , John Christopher Lydon |
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Sex Pistols' John Lydon loses Eurovision bid
- Sex Pistols' John Lydon has lost out on his bid to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest after his band PiL was beaten by Wild Youth with 'We Are One'.
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John Lydon ‘shaking’ ahead of bid to become Ireland’s Eurovision entry
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Hawaii review, Public Image Ltd: John Lydon’s poignant love song for his wife is a worthy Eurovision entry
4/5 On the song with his band PiL, Lydon revels in a perfect moment with his partner Nora Forster, who has Alzheimer’s
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John Lydon ‘shaking’ ahead of bid to become Ireland’s Eurovision entry
Ireland’s song contest representative will be selected on Friday night from six competitors, including the ex-Sex Pistol.
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Eurovision: John Lydon's Public Image Ltd in bid to represent Ireland at song contest
Punk icon John Lydon has said he's "terrified of getting it wrong" as he seeks to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The former Sex Pistols frontman, who formed Public Image Ltd in 1978 following the groundbreaking band's split, is among six acts who will compete tonight for the opportunity. The other acts include Andrew Carr (also known as ADGY), Jennifer Connolly, Wild Youth, Leila Jane, and the duo K Muni & ND (or Kofi Appiah and Nevlonne Dampare).
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John Lydon: They kept saying Eurovision... I said, why not?
With his moving new single ‘Hawaii’, former Sex Pistol John Lydon has his sights set on the world’s biggest, if cheesiest, song contest. He talks to Tom Ellen about songwriting as catharsis, Harry, Meghan and Greta Thunberg and why he’s now ‘beyond ego’
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Glen Matlock told Danny Boyle exactly how he felt about 'wrong' Sex Pistols TV show
Glen Matlock has become the latest member of the Sex Pistols to express displeasure about Danny Boyle's limited series.
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John Lydon emotional about leaving wife to perform for his Eurovision bid
The punk rocker is a fulltime carer to his wife, who has Alzheimer's disease, but must leave her to enter the Ireland Eurovision heat.
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John Lydon on raising awareness about wife’s Alzheimer’s with Eurovision entry
Public Image Ltd are vying to represent Ireland with their song Hawaii, a tribute to their frontman’s wife.
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John Lydon on verge of tears on GMB as he explains story behind Eurovision song
‘It’s such a debilitating thing to watch my wife suffer,’ former Sex Pistols singer said
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John Lydon hopes to highlight ‘torture’ of Alzheimer’s with Eurovision bid
Former Sex Pistol competing to represent Ireland with love letter to wife of 44 years who is living with the illness
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