Maria Christian

Maria Christian (born 6 May 1965, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland as Maria McCabe) is a singer who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in which she sang "Wait Until the Weekend Comes". She earned 91 points and came in at 6th place.[1] "Wait Until The Weekend Comes" reached number 15 in the Irish charts. Her follow-up single "Star" reached number 30 in the Irish charts in December 1985.[2]

Maria Doyle
Birth name	Maria McCabe
Also known as	Maria Cuche
Born	1965 (1965)
Origin	Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1985, 2016–present

Since the age of nine, Christian has been 95% legally blind. She lives in Lorraine, France with her husband and seven children.[3]

In 2016, performing under her married name Maria Cuche, she auditioned for The Voice of Ireland, and was selected by coach Una Foden in the audition round.[4] In 2020, she auditioned for The Voice France and chose Lara Fabian as coach. She is eliminated during the semi-final. The same year, the singer talks about a new project : represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a song written 25 years before, "Vive l'amour" ("Long live love" in French)[5].

References

1. "Eurovision Song Contest: Details: Ireland 1985: Maria Christian, "Wait Until The Weekend Comes"". Eurovision Song History. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. Searchable Irish Charts database
3. "Dundalk singer in 'Voice' comeback". Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
4. "Eurovision singer makes it through on The Voice". RTE Ten. RTE. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
5. "Maria (The Voice) veut représenter la France à l'Eurovision : "Ma chanson est prête"". chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2020.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Linda Martin with "Terminal 3"	Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985	Succeeded by Luv Bug with "You Can Count On Me"