Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970

Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Country	Monaco
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selected entrant	Dominique Dussault
Selected song	"Marlène"
Finals performance
Final result	8th=, 5 points
Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
1970 • 1971►

Monaco was represented by 16-year-old French singer Dominique Dussault, with the song "Marlène", at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Amsterdam. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster TMC.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Dussault performed 10th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Germany. "Marlène" was a song in a pastiche style, in which Dussault compared herself unfavourably to her idol Marlene Dietrich. The song included spoken word singing lines in German and English in Dietrich's trademark style, which were passed by the European Broadcasting Union after suggestions from some other national delegations that they may have contravened the language rules in force at the time. Dussault's stage appearance looking dowdy and far older than her years provoked some comment, but it was pointed out that this fitted the lyrical theme of the song and it would have been incongruous for her to have performed looking glamorous and sophisticated. At the close of voting "Marlène" had received 5 points (2 from France and 1 each from Belgium, Spain and Switzerland), placing Monaco joint 8th (with Belgium and Italy) of the 12 entries.^[1]

See also

• Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1970

References

Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 to 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 to 2016   Artists 1950s Jacques Pills 1960s François Deguelt Colette Deréal François Deguelt Françoise Hardy Romuald Marjorie Noël Téréza Minouche Barelli Line & Willy Jean Jacques 1970s Dominique Dussault Séverine Peter McLane & Anne-Marie Godart Marie Romuald Sophie Mary Christy Michèle Torr Caline & Olivier Toussaint Laurent Vaguener 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2003 Maryon Lise Darly Séverine Ferrer 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2016   Songs 1950s "Mon ami Pierrot" 1960s "Ce soir-là" "Allons, allons les enfants" "Dis rien" "L'amour s'en va" "Où sont-elles passées" "Va dire à l'amour" "Bien plus fort" "Boum-Badaboum" "A chacun sa chanson !À chacun sa chanson" "Maman, Maman" 1970s "Marlène" "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" "Comme on s'aime" "Un train qui part" "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "Toi, la musique et moi" "Une petite française" "Les jardins de Monaco" "Notre vie c'est la musique" 1980s 1980 to 1989 1990s 1990 to 1999 2000s 2000 to 2003 "Notre planète" "Tout de moi" "La Coco-Dance" 2007 to 2009 2010s 2010 to 2016 (Note: Entries scored out are when Monaco did not compete)