Près de ma rivière was the Belgian

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Eurovision Song Contest 1964

The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark after the Danish victory the previous year. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers. They did however broadcast it...

, performed in French

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 by Robert Cogoi

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.

The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Switzerland

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's Anita Traversi

Anita Traversi

Anita Traversi was a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1960 and 1964.-Early career :...

 with "I miei pensieri

I miei pensieri

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" and preceding Spain

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's Los TNT

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 with "Caracola

Caracola

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"). At the close of voting, it had received 2 points, placing 10th in a field of 16.

The song is a ballad, with Cogoi describing a romantic moment with his lover near a river. He sings that "there was nothing left, nothing but my eyes in your eyes". Cogoi also recorded the song in English, German and Italian language versions, entitled, respectively, "My River of Memories", "Weit, da wo der Strom beginnt" and "Sulla mia riviera". The English version was however not released for nearly 30 years after the Contest.

It was succeeded as Belgian representative

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 at the 1965 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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 by Lize Marke

Lize Marke

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 performing "Als het weer lente is

Als Het Weer Lente Is

"Als het weer lente is" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Dutch by Lize Marke....

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