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Phil Coulter
Phil Coulter, born Philip Coulter on February 19, 1942, in Derry, Northern
Ireland, is an Irish musician, songwriter, and record producer. While studying
music and French at Queen's University Belfast, he formed a band and worked as
an arranger in London. In 1965, he partnered with lyricist Bill Martin,
co-writing the Eurovision Song Contest-winning entry “Puppet on a String” in
1967 and runner-up “Congratulations” in 1968. Their songwriting partnership
produced UK number 1 hits including “Back Home” and “Forever and Ever”, as well
as the US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single “Sat...
