"C'est la chanson de mon amour" (English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 translation: This is the song of my love") was the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

  entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...

, performed in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 by Véronique Müller

Véronique Müller

Véronique Müller, born in Morat February 9, 1948) is a Swiss singer.- Biography :Before debut her musical career, she was Petula Clark´s secretary...

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The song is a ballad, with Müller singing about her love and dedicates this song to her lover.

The song was performed eighth on the night, following the Portugal

Portugal

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's Carlos Mendes

Carlos Mendes

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 with "A festa da vida

A Festa Da Vida

"A festa da vida" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Portuguese by Carlos Mendes....

" and preceding Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

's Helen & Joseph with "L-imħabba". At the close of voting, it had received 88 points, placing 8th in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Swiss representative

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began, except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956, and won it themselves. Switzerland has won the contest twice, in 1956 and 1988. A third victory in 1963 could have been possibly...

 at the 1973 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1973

The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....

 by Patrick Juvet

Patrick Juvet

Patrick Juvet is a former model turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France...

 with "Je vais me marier, Marie

Je vais me marier, Marie

"Je vais me marier, Marie" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in French by Patrick Juvet....

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