HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
) is a French singer.


Career

Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with '' L'oiseau et l'enfant'' ("The bird and the child") the day before her 20th birthday, with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. The single reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1977. This achievement made her the first Eurovision winner to be born after the creation of the contest itself. In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale"; she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest. Myriam made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in
Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
,
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
, in October 2005 as a guest presenter and performer. The same year, she wrote the introduction to the French edition of ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'' by John Kennedy O'Connor.


Personal life

Myriam was married to music producer Michel Elmosnino from the late 1970s until his death at age 67 on 20 December 2013. The marriage produced two children: Laureen, born 1982, now a master of ceremony and Rick, born in 1990, an assistant director and photographer.


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Compilation albums


Singles


References


External links


L'oiseau et l'enfant lyric with English translation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myriam, Marie 1957 births Living people People from Kananga French people of Portuguese descent French women singers Eurovision Song Contest winners French-language singers