"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" (French pronunciation:[lwazoelɑ̃fɑ̃]; "The Bird and the Child") was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 performed in French by Marie Myriam, who represented France. The song was composed by Jean-Paul Cara and written by Joe Gracy [fr].[1] This is currently the last song to have won for France.
The song was the eighteenth and final song performed 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. Myriam recorded the song in five languages; French, English (as "The Bird and the Child"), German ("Der Vogel und das Mädchen"), Spanish ("El zagal y el ave azul") and her mother tongue Portuguese ("A ave e a infância").
During Preview Week, Myriam's music video showed her performing the song in an open-air atmosphere, in a section of the Square René Viviani in Paris. This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the gendarmes having to restrain the crowd, some of whom having climbed the noted "oldest tree in Paris" to catch a glimpse of the singer. On the contest night, she performed in a floor-length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black.
In 2016, the UNICEF project Kids United covered the song in their second album Tout le bonheur du monde. The song also appeared on SNEP singles charts in August 2016.[2] A cover of the song was used in an advertisement for IKEA in Canada in 2021.[3]
oiseau, enfant, french, pronunciation, lwazo, bird, child, winning, song, eurovision, song, contest, 1977, performed, french, marie, myriam, represented, france, song, composed, jean, paul, cara, written, gracy, this, currently, last, song, have, france, eurov. L Oiseau et l Enfant French pronunciation lwazo e lɑ fɑ The Bird and the Child was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 performed in French by Marie Myriam who represented France The song was composed by Jean Paul Cara and written by Joe Gracy fr 1 This is currently the last song to have won for France L Oiseau et l Enfant Eurovision Song Contest 1977 entryCountryFranceArtist s Miriam LopesAsMarie MyriamLanguageEnglishComposer s Jean Paul CaraLyricist s Joe GracyConductorRaymond DonnezFinals performanceFinal result1stFinal points136Entry chronology Un deux trois 1976 Il y aura toujours des violons 1978 The song was the eighteenth and final song performed 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 Myriam recorded the song in five languages French English as The Bird and the Child German Der Vogel und das Madchen Spanish El zagal y el ave azul and her mother tongue Portuguese A ave e a infancia During Preview Week Myriam s music video showed her performing the song in an open air atmosphere in a section of the Square Rene Viviani in Paris This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the gendarmes having to restrain the crowd some of whom having climbed the noted oldest tree in Paris to catch a glimpse of the singer On the contest night she performed in a floor length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black It was succeeded as French representative at the 1978 contest by Joel Prevost with Il y aura toujours des violons Contents 1 Covers 2 Charts performance 3 Sources 4 ReferencesCovers editIn 2016 the UNICEF project Kids United covered the song in their second album Tout le bonheur du monde The song also appeared on SNEP singles charts in August 2016 2 A cover of the song was used in an advertisement for IKEA in Canada in 2021 3 Charts performance editChart 1977 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 4 15Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 5 6France IFOP 6 1Netherlands Single Top 100 7 23Sweden Sverigetopplistan 8 5Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 9 2West Germany Official German Charts 10 19Sources editOfficial Eurovision Song Contest site history by year 1977 Detailed info amp lyrics The Diggiloo Thrush L oiseau et l enfant References edit Mogui Jean Pierre 9 May 1977 Victoire a Wembley Le Figaro in French p 30 ISSN 0182 5852 OCLC 1367314267 KIDS UNITED L OISEAU ET L ENFANT page IKEA aide a changer le monde un petit monde a la fois Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant in German O3 Austria Top 40 Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant in Dutch Ultratop 50 Tous les titres par artiste M InfoDisc Retrieved 20 February 2023 selectionnez Marie MYRIAM dans le menu et cliquez sur OK Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant in Dutch Single Top 100 Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant Singles Top 100 Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant Swiss Singles Chart Offiziellecharts de Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 28 May 2019 Preceded by Save Your Kisses for Me by Brotherhood of Man Eurovision Song Contest winners1977 Succeeded by A Ba Ni Bi by Izhar Cohen amp Alphabeta nbsp This article about the Eurovision Song Contest is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about the music of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1970s song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Oiseau et l 27Enfant amp oldid 1212950593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
