Européennes
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"Européennes" was the French
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
, performed in French
by Cocktail Chic
.
The song was performed third on the night (following Yugoslavia
's Doris Dragović
with "Željo moja
" and preceding Norway
's Ketil Stokkan
with "Romeo)". At the close of voting, it had received 13 points, placing 17th in a field of 20.
The song is about the lives of the tititular "European girls", with the band singing about their desire to travel to Amsterdam
, Copenhagen
, Capri
, Saint-Tropez
and other locations, all the while leading a carefree lifestyle. Cocktail Chic also recorded an English language
version of the song, entitled "European Girls".
It was succeeded as French representative at the 1987 Contest
by Christine Minier with "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche
".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to 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 Cocktail Chic
Cocktail Chic
Cocktail Chic were a French female singing group, best known for their participation in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest.Although the Cocktail Chic name was a one-off for Eurovision, the group, consisting of sisters Dominique Poulain and Catherine Bonnevay and their cousins Francine Chanterau and...
.
The song was performed third on the night (following 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 Doris Dragović
Doris Dragovic
Dorotea "Doris" Dragović is a Croatian singer-songwriter. She represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing the 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118...
with "Željo moja
Željo moja
"Željo moja" was the song which represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was performed by the Croatian singer Doris Dragović who finished eleventh on the night....
" and preceding Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Ketil Stokkan
Ketil Stokkan
Ketil Stokkan is a Norwegian pop artist who has performed as solo artist as well as the singer in the Norwegian band Zoo. 1983 saw him participate in the Norwegian qualifying heat for Eurovision with the song "Samme charmeur" which was placed second...
with "Romeo)". At the close of voting, it had received 13 points, placing 17th in a field of 20.
The song is about the lives of the tititular "European girls", with the band singing about their desire to travel to Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
, Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
and other locations, all the while leading a carefree lifestyle. Cocktail Chic also recorded an English language
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...
version of the song, entitled "European Girls".
It was succeeded as French representative at the 1987 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
by Christine Minier with "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche
Les Mots D'Amour N'Ont Pas De Dimanche
"Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in French by Christine Minier....
".