What is Ronnie Carroll?
[[File:Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Engeland Ronnie Carroll, Bestanddeelnr 913-6611.jpg|thumb|Ronnie Carroll at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1962]]]]'''Ronnie Carroll''' (born '''Ronald Cleghorn''', 18 August 1934 – 13 April 2015) was a [[Northern Irish]] [[singer]] and [[entertainment|entertainer]]. Carroll was born in Roslyn Street, [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. He stood in the [[Haltemprice and Howden by-election, 2008]] as a candidate for Make Politicians History and received 29 votes despite announcing that he was trying to enter the record books by receiving no votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7498330.stm|title=BBC NEWS - UK - UK Politics - A record-breaking by-election?|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He lived in [[Hampstead]], [[London]]. Carroll died aged 80 on 13 April 2015 from a short-illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32291350|title=Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies - BBC News|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Ronnie}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Irish politicians]] [[Category:Irish singers]] [[Category:Musicians from Belfast]] {{bio-stub}}