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{{Short description|1977 song by Marie Myriam}}
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"'''L'Oiseau et l'Enfant'''" ({{IPA-fr|lwazo e lɑ̃fɑ̃}}; "The Bird and the Child") was the winning song in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977]] performed in [[French language|French]] by [[Marie Myriam]], who represented {{esccnty|France|y=1977}}. The song was composed by [[Jean-Paul Cara]] and written by {{Ill|Joe Gracy|fr}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mogui |first=Jean-Pierre |date=9 May 1977 |title=Victoire à Wembley |language=fr |page=30 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}</ref> This is currently the last song to have won for France.
"'''L'Oiseau et l'Enfant'''" ({{IPA-fr|lwazo e lɑ̃fɑ̃}}; "The Bird and the Child") is a song recording by French singer [[Marie Myriam]] with music composed by [[Jean-Paul Cara]] and French lyrics written by {{Ill|Joe Gracy|fr}}. It {{esccnty|France|t=represented France}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977]] held in [[London]], resulting in the country's last win to date at the contest.


== Background ==
The song was the eighteenth and final song performed on the night, following {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1977}}'s [[Dream Express]] with "[[A Million in One, Two, Three]]". At the close of voting, it had received 136 points, coming first in a field of eighteen. Myriam recorded the song in five languages; French, [[English language|English]] (as "The Bird and the Child"), [[German language|German]] ("Der Vogel und das Mädchen"), [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ("El zagal y el ave azul") and her mother tongue [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ("A ave e a infância").
=== Conception ===
"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" was composed by [[Jean-Paul Cara]] with French lyrics by {{Ill|Joe Gracy|fr}} and was recorded by [[Marie Myriam]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mogui |first=Jean-Pierre |date=9 May 1977 |title=Victoire à Wembley |language=fr |page=30 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}</ref> She recorded the song in five languages; French, English –as "The Bird and the Child"–, German –"Der Vogel und das Mädchen" with lyrics by Joe Gracy and H. von Schenckendorf–, Spanish –"El zagal y el ave azul"–, and her mother tongue Portuguese –"A ave e a infância"–.<ref>{{Cite web |title=L'Oiseau et l'Enfant - lyrics|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1977fr|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}}</ref>


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=== Eurovision ===
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During Preview Week, Myriam's music video showed her performing the song in an open-air atmosphere, in a section of the [[Square René Viviani]] in [[Paris]]. This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the [[gendarmerie|gendarmes]] having to restrain the crowd, some of whom having climbed the noted "oldest tree in Paris" to catch a glimpse of the singer. On the contest night, she performed in a floor-length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black.
Between 20 February–6 March 1977, "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" performed by Marie Myriam competed in the {{esccnty|France|y=1977|t=national final}} that {{lang|fr|[[TF1|Télévision Française 1]]|i=unset}} (TF1) organized to select its song and performer for the {{escyr|1977||22nd edition}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The song won the competition so it became the {{esccnty|France|t=French entry}} –and Myriam the performer– for Eurovision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/france/1977|title=French Selection 1977|website=Eurovisionworld}}</ref>


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A promo video was released showing Myriam performing the song in an open-air atmosphere, in a section of the [[Square René Viviani]] in [[Paris]]. This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the [[gendarmerie|gendarmes]] having to restrain the crowd, some of whom having climbed the noted "oldest tree in Paris" to catch a glimpse of the singer. On the contest night, she performed in a floor-length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black.
It was succeeded as French representative at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978 contest]] by [[Joël Prévost]] with "[[Il y aura toujours des violons]]".


On 7 May 1977, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] in [[London]] hosted by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Myriam performed "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" eighteenth and last in the evening, following {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1977}}'s "[[A Million in One, Two, Three]]" by [[Dream Express]]. [[Raymond Donnez]] conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the French entry.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1977|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1977|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[BBC]] / [[EBU]]|date=7 May 1977}}</ref>
==Covers==
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In 2016, the [[UNICEF]] project [[Kids United]] covered the song in their second album ''Tout le bonheur du monde''. The song also appeared on [[SNEP]] singles charts in August 2016.<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kids United&titel=L'oiseau et l'enfant&cat=s KIDS UNITED - L'OISEAU ET L'ENFANT page]</ref> A cover of the song was used in an advertisement for [[IKEA]] in Canada in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grenier.qc.ca/nouvelles/22856/ikea-aide-a-changer-le-monde-un-petit-monde-a-la-fois|title = IKEA aide à changer le monde un petit monde à la fois}}</ref>


At the close of voting, it had received 136 points, coming first in a field of eighteen, and winning the contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1977 scoreboard|website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]]}}</ref> It was succeeded as French representative at the {{escyr|1978||1978 contest}} by "[[Il y aura toujours des violons]]" by [[Joël Prévost]].
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==Charts performance==

=== Aftermath ===
Myriam performed her song in the Eurovision twenty-fifth anniversary show ''[[Songs of Europe (1981 concert)|Songs of Europe]]'' held on 22 August 1981 in [[Mysen]].<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Songs of Europe|episode-link=Songs of Europe (1981 concert)|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=[[NRK]] / [[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]|date=22 August 1981}}</ref>

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==Chart performance==
===Weekly charts===
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== Legacy ==
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In 2016, the [[UNICEF]] project [[Kids United]] covered the song in their second album ''Tout le bonheur du monde''. The song also appeared on [[SNEP]] singles charts in August 2016.<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kids United&titel=L'oiseau et l'enfant&cat=s KIDS UNITED - L'OISEAU ET L'ENFANT page]</ref> A cover of the song was used in an advertisement for [[IKEA]] in Canada in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grenier.qc.ca/nouvelles/22856/ikea-aide-a-changer-le-monde-un-petit-monde-a-la-fois|title = IKEA aide à changer le monde un petit monde à la fois}}</ref>
* [http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=293 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1977]
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1977fra Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "L'oiseau et l'enfant".]


==References==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs master|187499|L'Oiseau et l'Enfant|type=single}}


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Revision as of 11:31, 6 May 2024

"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
Single by Marie Myriam
LanguageFrench
Released1977
LabelPolydor
Composer(s)Jean-Paul Cara
Lyricist(s)Joe Gracy [fr]
Eurovision Song Contest 1977 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Miriam Lopes
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Joe Gracy
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
136
Entry chronology
◄ "Un, deux, trois" (1976)
"Il y aura toujours des violons" (1978) ►

"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" (French pronunciation: [lwazo e lɑ̃fɑ̃]; "The Bird and the Child") is a song recording by French singer Marie Myriam with music composed by Jean-Paul Cara and French lyrics written by Joe Gracy [fr]. It represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 held in London, resulting in the country's last win to date at the contest.

Background

Conception

"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" was composed by Jean-Paul Cara with French lyrics by Joe Gracy [fr] and was recorded by Marie Myriam.[1] She recorded the song in five languages; French, English –as "The Bird and the Child"–, German –"Der Vogel und das Mädchen" with lyrics by Joe Gracy and H. von Schenckendorf–, Spanish –"El zagal y el ave azul"–, and her mother tongue Portuguese –"A ave e a infância"–.[2]

Eurovision

Between 20 February–6 March 1977, "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" performed by Marie Myriam competed in the national final that Télévision Française 1 (TF1) organized to select its song and performer for the 22nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the French entry –and Myriam the performer– for Eurovision.[3]

A promo video was released showing Myriam performing the song in an open-air atmosphere, in a section of the Square René Viviani in Paris. This preview video is notable for the prominent presence of the gendarmes having to restrain the crowd, some of whom having climbed the noted "oldest tree in Paris" to catch a glimpse of the singer. On the contest night, she performed in a floor-length orange gown while her five backup singers were clad in black.

On 7 May 1977, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Wembley Conference Centre in London hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Myriam performed "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" eighteenth and last in the evening, following Belgium's "A Million in One, Two, Three" by Dream Express. Raymond Donnez conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the French entry.[4]

At the close of voting, it had received 136 points, coming first in a field of eighteen, and winning the contest.[5] It was succeeded as French representative at the 1978 contest by "Il y aura toujours des violons" by Joël Prévost.

Aftermath

Myriam performed her song in the Eurovision twenty-fifth anniversary show Songs of Europe held on 22 August 1981 in Mysen.[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 6
France (IFOP)[9] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 2
West Germany (GfK)[13] 19

Legacy

In 2016, the UNICEF project Kids United covered the song in their second album Tout le bonheur du monde. The song also appeared on SNEP singles charts in August 2016.[14] A cover of the song was used in an advertisement for IKEA in Canada in 2021.[15]

References

  1. ^ Mogui, Jean-Pierre (9 May 1977). "Victoire à Wembley". Le Figaro (in French). p. 30. ISSN 0182-5852. OCLC 1367314267.
  2. ^ "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  3. ^ "French Selection 1977". Eurovisionworld.
  4. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1977". Eurovision Song Contest. 7 May 1977. BBC / EBU.
  5. ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1977 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  6. ^ "Songs of Europe". Eurovision Song Contest. 22 August 1981. NRK / EBU.
  7. ^ "Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Tous les titres par artiste - M". InfoDisc. Retrieved 20 February 2023., sélectionnez « Marie MYRIAM » dans le menu et cliquez sur « OK ».
  10. ^ "Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ "Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant". Singles Top 100.
  12. ^ "Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marie Myriam – L'oiseau et l'enfant" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  14. ^ KIDS UNITED - L'OISEAU ET L'ENFANT page
  15. ^ "IKEA aide à changer le monde un petit monde à la fois".
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