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Tonight 44 years ago... Poupée de cire, poupée de son

When the 10th Eurovision was held in Naples on March 20, 1965 it was already broadcasted in countries that didn't take part, especially in Eastern Europe reaching around 150 million viewers. The winds of change were blowing in the contest was won by an uptempo Poupée de cire, poupée de son written by Serge Gainsbourg for Luxembourg. Only 17-year-old France Gall scored one of her first hits and went on to become a superstar and a legend. Ireland debuted. Finland scored flat zero points while the Finnish people favourite had been Katri Helena's Minne tuuli kuljettaa, then overrun by a jury in the national final. Many still wonder "what if...?"

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Anonymous said…
je l'aime beaucoup... :)