Dawn Martin (born 1976 in Dundalk) is an Irish singer who represented Ireland in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1996 Martin had been asked to sing at a friend's wedding and was persuaded by the band to enter a local talent contest.
[3] However this result gained some controversy from Louis Walsh, whose act The Carter Twins were beaten, when he labelled the singer "an amateur".
These were friends of Martin's, but RTÉ decided that they needed more experienced singers, former winner Paul Harrington being chosen as one of them.
[6] On the night of the Contest, Martin performed 13th and received 64 points, finishing in ninth place.