L'enfant que j'étais

"L'enfant que j'étais"
Eurovision Song Contest 1957 entry
Country	Switzerland
Artist(s)	Lys Assia
Language	French
Composer(s)	Géo Voumard
Lyricist(s)	Émile Gardaz
Conductor	Willy Berking
Finals performance
Final result	8th
Final points	5
Appearance chronology
"Giorgio" (1958) ►

"L'enfant que j'étais" (The child that I was) was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, performed in French by Lys Assia.

The song was performed last on the night, following Denmark's Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler with "Skibet skal sejle i nat". The song was placed eighth out of ten songs, and gained a total of 5 points.

The song was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1958 by Assia with "Giorgio".

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1957
• Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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