UK Eurovision icon Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78 after ‘battling illness’

Northern Irish singer Clodagh Rodgers has died aged 78 (Picture: TPLP/Getty Images)Clodagh Rodgers, who represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, dies at age 78.The Northern Irish singer secured fourth place with her song Jack In The Box when the competition was held in Dublin.Her son, Sam Sorbie, confirmed the news in a heartfelt tribute, writing: ‘With a heavy heart, my dear beautiful mum Clodagh has sadly passed away after battling an illness for the last three years.