"Ma petite chatte" was the Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

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 Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc

Fud Leclerc was a Belgian singer, who was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco. Born Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq, Leclerc had a career as a pianist, accordionist, song writer and singer before retiring to travel the world. On his return to Belgium he began a new career as a building contractor...

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The song was performed seventh on the night, following Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

's Raquel Rastenni

Raquel Rastenni

Raquel Rastenni , born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish singer. She was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in a little apartment in the poor central part of the city. Her Jewish parents had immigrated to Denmark from Russia at the start of the 1900s...

 with "Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog

Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog

"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in Danish by Raquel Rastenni....

" and preceding Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

's Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher is a German singer and film actress. She appeared in over fifty films between and 1939 and 1994....

 with "Für zwei Groschen Musik

Für Zwei Groschen Musik

"Für zwei Groschen Musik" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, performed in German by Margot Hielscher....

". At the close of voting, it had received 8 points, placing 5th in a field of 10.

The song is about Leclerc walking through a rough part of town and finding (and ultimately marrying) the girl of his dreams.

It was succeeded as Belgian representative

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium is a founding member of the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1956, the country has participated 52 times, only being absent three times in total: in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated Belgium from the contest.-History of Belgium in the Eurovision...

 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 Bob Benny

Bob Benny

Bob Benny was a Belgian singer and musical theatre performer, who participated in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1959 and 1961.-Early career:...

 performing "Hou toch van mij

Hou Toch Van Mij

"Hou toch van mij" was the Belgian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Dutch by Bob Benny.The song was performed eleventh on the night...

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