Parlez-vous français?
 "Parlez-vous français?" |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) |
Mayte Mateos, María Mendiola
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| Composer(s) |
Rolf Soja
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| Lyricist(s) | |
| Conductor |
Rolf Soja
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result |
7th
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| Final points |
73
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Frère Jacques" (1977) | |
| "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" (1979) ► | |
"Parlez-vous français?" (English translation: "Do you speak French?") was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in French by Spanish disco duo Baccara. The French-language version of "Parlez-vous français?" was included on Baccara's second studio album Light My Fire and an English version - with the same title - was also released as a single in certain markets.
The song was composed and produced by the same team who had written the duo's breakthrough single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" and the follow-ups "Sorry, I'm a Lady" and "Darling", the Germans Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal, with Peter Zentner(also lyrics).
The song is an up-tempo disco duet, with the singers describing the importance of speaking French - described as "The language of love and summer". One of them at least has recently been on holiday and required a working knowledge of that language in order to have a holiday romance.
The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following Denmark's Mabel with "Boom Boom" and preceding Israel's Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta with "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"). At the close of voting, it had received 73 points, placing 7th in a field of 20.
Despite its moderate success in the Contest "Parlez-vous français?" proved to be one of the year's best-selling entries, reaching #8 in Sweden, #18 in Austria, #21 in West Germany and #30 on the Dutch singles charts. However, when the duo released their first 'greatest hits' album in late 1978, The Hits of Baccara, the song was surprisingly omitted. Despite this, "Parlez-vous français?" has become a favourite among Contest fans, most recently being performed as part of a medley by Dana International during the Congratulations special in late 2005.
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