Monique Melsen
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Monique Melsen is a Luxembourg
ian singer, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest
. Melsen is one of only five native Luxembourgians to have represented the country at Eurovision in 37 years of participation.
As was usual with Luxembourg, Melsen's Eurovision song, "Pomme, pomme, pomme
" ("Apple, Apple, Apple"), was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL
without having to go through a public or jury selection process. "Pomme, pomme, pomme" went to the 16th Eurovision Song Contest
, held on 3 April in Dublin, where it finished in 13th place of 18 entries.
In recent years, Melsen has been a member of Cabarenert, a Luxembourg-based cabaret ensemble.
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...
ian singer, best known for her participation in the 1971 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...
. Melsen is one of only five native Luxembourgians to have represented the country at Eurovision in 37 years of participation.
As was usual with Luxembourg, Melsen's Eurovision song, "Pomme, pomme, pomme
Pomme, Pomme, Pomme
"Pomme, pomme, pomme" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in French by Luxembourgish singer Monique Melsen...
" ("Apple, Apple, Apple"), was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg is the main television channel in Luxembourg, broadcasting in Luxembourgish.The small television market in Luxembourg led to a unique system in Europe: Luxembourg remains the only country in the world to run television stations in both the PAL and SECAM formats. Originally, both...
without having to go through a public or jury selection process. "Pomme, pomme, pomme" went to the 16th Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
, held on 3 April in Dublin, where it finished in 13th place of 18 entries.
In recent years, Melsen has been a member of Cabarenert, a Luxembourg-based cabaret ensemble.