Je vais me marier, Marie
Encyclopedia
"Je vais me marier, Marie" (English
translation: "I´m getting married, Mary") was the Swiss
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
, performed in French
by Patrick Juvet
.
In the song he gives the news that he "is going to be married" and says that to his friends. He tells that he is thinking to make children to his wife.
The song was performed eighth on the night (following Spain
's Mocedades
with "Eres tú
" and preceding Yugoslavia
's Zdravko Čolić
with "Gori vatra
"). At the close of voting, it had received 79 points, placing 12th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1974 Contest
by Piera Martell
with "Mein Ruf nach dir
".
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: "I´m getting married, Mary") 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 1973
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....
, 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 Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet is a former model turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France...
.
In the song he gives the news that he "is going to be married" and says that to his friends. He tells that he is thinking to make children to his wife.
The song was performed eighth on the night (following Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's Mocedades
Mocedades
Mocedades is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, probably best known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the song "Eres Tú"...
with "Eres tú
Eres tú (Mocedades song)
"Eres tú" is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga on lead.This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest...
" and preceding Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Colic
Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia...
with "Gori vatra
Gori vatra
"Gori vatra" was the Yugoslavian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Zdravko Čolić....
"). At the close of voting, it had received 79 points, placing 12th in a field of 17.
It was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1974 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...
by Piera Martell
Piera Martell
Piera Martell is a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.In 1974, Martell took part in the Swiss Eurovision selection with the song "Mein Ruf nach dir" , which won the competition and went forward to the 19th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Brighton,...
with "Mein Ruf nach dir
Mein Ruf nach dir
"Mein Ruf nach dir" is a song by Piera Martell that represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. The song was composed by Pepe Ederer....
".