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| Single bySophie & Magaly | |
| Language | French |
| B-side | "Tous Les Enfants Du Monde" |
| Released | 1980 |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Jupiter |
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| Final result | 9th |
| Final points | 56 |
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| ◄ "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" (1979) | |
| "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" (1981) ► | |
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"Papa Pingouin" (French pronunciation:[papapɛ̃ɡwɛ̃]; "Poppa/Daddy Penguin") is a song recorded by French twin sistersSophie & Magaly, with music composed byRalph Siegel andBernd Meinunger, and lyrics byPierre Delanoë andJean-Paul Cara. Itrepresented Luxembourg in theEurovision Song Contest 1980, held inThe Hague.
The song was composed byRalph Siegel andBernd Meinunger –who are normally associated withGermany as a composer-lyricist combination–, with French lyrics byPierre Delanoë andJean-Paul Cara, and was recorded bySophie & Magaly. It describes the fantasy life of the title character, a boredpenguin who imagines flying like aseagull and travelling around the world, listing various places he visits in his imagination. The song ends with the penguin's realisation that life "on the ice floe" is not as bad as he had thought, so he "burns his suitcase" to signify that his desire to travel is over.[1] Sophie & Magaly also recorded the German-language version of the song titled "Papa Pinguin".
TheCompagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) internally selected the song asits entrant for the25th edition of theEurovision Song Contest.
On 19 April 1980, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theNederlands Congresgebouw inThe Hague hosted byNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Sophie & Magaly performed "Papa Pingouin" fourth on the night, followingGreece's "Autostop" byAnna Vissi and The Epikouri and precedingMorocco's "Bitaqat Hub" bySamira.Norbert Daum conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Luxembourgian entry.[2]
By the end of the night, the song had received 56 points, placing ninth out of nineteen entries.[3]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| France (IFOP)[4] | 18 |
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| Released | 27 February 2006 (2006-02-27)[5] | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG Music | |||
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A remake of this song performed by animated penguinPigloo became a hit in France in 2006, reaching number one on theSNEP Singles Chart for three weeks. The single remained on the chart for twenty-seven weeks, becoming the fifth-best-selling single in France that year. The song also charted onSwiss Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 24. A German version title "Papa Pinguin" also charted in German-speaking Europe, reaching number four in Austria and number six in both Germany and Switzerland.
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"Le Papa Pingouin"
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] | 6 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 24 |
"Papa Pinguin"
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 4 |
| Germany (GfK)[10] | 6 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 6 |
"Le Papa Pingouin"
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] | 18 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] | 39 |
| France (SNEP)[14] | 5 |
"Papa Pinguin"
| Chart (2007) | Position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] | 39 |
| Germany (Media Control GfK)[16] | 70 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 91 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[18] | Gold | 292,224[19] |
