L'oiseau et l'enfant
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| L'oiseau et l'enfant | ||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 entry | ||
| Country | France | |
| Artist(s) | Marie Myriam | |
| Language | French | |
| Composer(s) | Jean-Paul Cara | |
| Lyricist(s) | Joe Gracy | |
| Conductor(s) | Raymond Donnez | |
| Place | 1st of 18 | |
| Points | 136 | |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush | |
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◄ Un, deux, trois (1976) |
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“L’oiseau et l'enfant” (English: “The Bird and the Child”) was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 performed in French by Marie Myriam representing France. The song was written by:Jean-Paul Cara & Joe Gracy.
The song was performed eighteenth on the night (following Belgium’s Dream Express with “A Million in One, Two, Three”). At the close of voting, it had received 136 points, coming first in a field of eighteen. It is considered one of the best Eurovision performances.
The song's lyrics are based on the extended metaphor that the “bird” of the title is the singer’s lover, while the “child” is the singer herself.
| Preceded by Save Your Kisses for Me by Brotherhood of Man |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 1977 |
Succeeded by A-Ba-Ni-Bi by Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta |
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