Dors, Mon Amour
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"Dors, mon amour" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
. Performed in French
by André Claveau
representing France
, the song was the first entry sung by a male soloist to win the contest.
The song was performed third on the night (following the Netherlands
' Corry Brokken
with "Heel de wereld
" and preceding Luxembourg
's Solange Berry
with "Un grand amour
"). By the close of voting, it had received 27 points, placing it first in a field of ten entries.
The song is something of a lullaby by the singer to his lover. He tells her to sleep, while he muses on their love and the power of the night.
The song was succeeded as contest winner in 1959 by Teddy Scholten
representing the Netherlands
singing "Een beetje
". It was succeeded as French representative
at the 1959 contest
by Jean Philippe
with "Oui, oui, oui, oui
".
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The convention that the winning country from a year hosted the following year's contest was introduced in this year. France's win was their first. It was the last time to date that the United Kingdom did not enter the contest...
. 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 André Claveau
André Claveau
André Claveau was born in Paris and was a very popular singer in France from the 1940s to 1960s....
representing France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the song was the first entry sung by a male soloist to win the contest.
The song was performed third on the night (following the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
' Corry Brokken
Corry Brokken
Corry Brokken is a former Dutch singer.Brokken won the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Netherlands singing "Net als toen"...
with "Heel de wereld
Heel De Wereld
"Heel de wereld" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in Dutch by Corry Brokken. This was Brokken's third consecutive appearance on the Eurovision stage and it would be her last as a performer....
" and preceding Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's Solange Berry
Solange Berry
Solange Berry is a Belgian singer.- Eurovision Song Contest 1958 :In 1958, Berry was the Luxembourgish representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Un grand amour"...
with "Un grand amour
Un grand amour
"Un grand amour" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in French by Solange Berry....
"). By the close of voting, it had received 27 points, placing it first in a field of ten entries.
The song is something of a lullaby by the singer to his lover. He tells her to sleep, while he muses on their love and the power of the night.
The song was succeeded as contest winner in 1959 by Teddy Scholten
Teddy Scholten
Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten was a Dutch singer from Rijswijk, close to The Hague, Netherlands....
representing the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singing "Een beetje
Een Beetje
"Een beetje" , sometimes spelled " 'n Beetje ", was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. Performed in Dutch by Teddy Scholten, the song was the second victory for the Netherlands in the first four years of the contest's history.The song is more up-tempo than the previous winners...
". It was succeeded as French representative
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
France is one of the most successful countries in the Eurovision Song Contest and has entered the competition fifty-four times since their debut at the very first contest in 1956. France is one of only seven countries to be present at the very first contest, and has only been absent from two...
at the 1959 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Cannes, following the French victory the previous year....
by Jean Philippe
Jean Philippe
Jean Philippe is a French singer who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. He returned to the contest in 1962 representing Switzerland...
with "Oui, oui, oui, oui
Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui
"Oui, oui, oui, oui" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in French by Jean Philippe.The song was performed first on the night, preceding Denmark's Birthe Wilke with "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig"...
".