Nathalie Dominique Françoise Pâque (born 11 May 1977,

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

) is a Belgian singer, best known for her participation on behalf of France in the 1989

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. Pâque was internally selected by channel

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to represent France with the song " J'ai volé la vie" ("I've Stolen Life") in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, held in

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on 6 May. At five days short of her 12th birthday, Pâque was the youngest performer ever to take a lead vocal at Eurovision. "J'ai volé la vie" finished in eighth place of the 22 entrants. In response to reservations expressed by a number of participating countries regarding Pâque's youth (and that of 1989 Israeli singer Gili, who was only slightly older), the

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amended the Eurovision rules on age with effect from 1990. Pâque released several singles and two albums in Belgium during the 1990s, and in recent years has appeared in stage musicals such as ''

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'' in Belgium and France.

Discography

Singles

* 1989: "J'ai volé la vie" * 1989: "Ils reviennent" * 1990: "Bébé bambou" * 1991: "Danse" * 1991: "Noël différent" * 1992: "Kiss Me" (with Daniel Mendy) * 1992: "Nous, c'est spécial" * 1993: "Laisse-moi voyager" * 1996: "C'est vrai...je t'aime" * 1996: "Je garderai pour toi" * 1998: "Mama, c'est l'heure"

Albums

* 1996: ''C'est vrai...je t'aime'' * 1998: ''Chante-nous la vie''Discography at Ultratop.be

References

External links

Nathalie Pâque's Myspace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paque, Nathalie 1977 births Living people Musicians from Liège Belgian child singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants 21st-century Belgian women singers 21st-century Belgian singers Walloon musicians French-language singers of Belgium