Marjorie Noël
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Marjorie Noël was a French pop singer who had a brief career in the mid 1960s, and is best known for her participation on behalf of Monaco
in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest
.
Noël's first recordings were released in 1964, and the following year she was invited to represent Monaco in the tenth Eurovision Song Contest
, to take place in Naples
, Italy on 20 March. The chosen song, "Va dire à l'amour
" ("Go Tell Love"), a gentle strings-driven ballad, ended in ninth place of the 18 entries. She would later take part in the 1965 La Rose d'Or festival in Antibes
, and released in total seven EP
s.
Noël retired from showbusiness in 1967 and spent the rest of her life in anonymity. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 54, on 30 April 2000.
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
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Noël's first recordings were released in 1964, and the following year she was invited to represent Monaco in the tenth Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...
, to take place in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy on 20 March. The chosen song, "Va dire à l'amour
Va Dire À L'Amour
"Va dire à l'amour" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in French by French singer Marjorie Noël....
" ("Go Tell Love"), a gentle strings-driven ballad, ended in ninth place of the 18 entries. She would later take part in the 1965 La Rose d'Or festival in Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
, and released in total seven EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s.
Noël retired from showbusiness in 1967 and spent the rest of her life in anonymity. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 54, on 30 April 2000.
Discography
- 1964: "Tu vas partir"
- 1964: "Si j'étais plus jolie qu'elle"
- 1965: "Va dire à l'amour"
- 1965: "Je te dis mon âge"
- 1965: "Fais attention"
- 1966: "Les portes-clefs"
- 1967: "Au temps des princes charmants"