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Merci, Chérie

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1966 song by Udo Jürgens

"Merci, Chérie"
Single byUdo Jürgens
from the album Chansons
LanguageGerman
B-side"Das Ist Nicht Gut Für Mich"
Released1966
GenreBallad
LabelVogue
ComposerUdo Jürgens
Lyricists
Music video
"Merci, Chérie" onYouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry
Country
Artist
Language
Composer
Udo Jürgens
Lyricists
  • Udo Jürgens
  • Thomas Hörbiger
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
31
Entry chronology
◄ "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" (1965)
"Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" (1967) ►
Official performance video
"Merci, Chérie" onYouTube

"Merci, Chérie" (French pronunciation:[mɛʁsiʃeʁi]; "Thank you, darling") is a song composed and recorded by Austrian singerUdo Jürgens with lyrics by himself andThomas Hörbiger. Itrepresented Austria in theEurovision Song Contest 1966, held inLuxembourg, resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest.

Background

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Conception

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"Merci, Chérie" was composed byUdo Jürgens with lyrics by himself andThomas Hörbiger. It is an earnestballad in which the singer, as he leaves her, thanks his lover for good times and positive memories. In addition to the original German version with phrases in French, Jürgens recorded the song fully in French, English, Japanese –メルシー・シェリー, "Merushī sherī"–, Italian –with lyrics byVito Pallavicini–, and Spanish –with lyrics by Arturo Kaps-Schönfeld–.[1]

Eurovision

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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) internally selected "Merci, Chérie" asits entry for the11th edition of theEurovision Song Contest.[2]

On 5 March 1966, the Eurovision Song Contest was held atVilla Louvigny inLuxembourg hosted by theCompagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Jürgens performed "Merci, Chérie" ninth on the evening, followingPortugal's "Ele e ela" byMadalena Iglésias and precedingSweden's "Nygammal vals" byLill Lindfors andSvante Thuresson.Hans Hammerschmid [de] conducted the event's orchestra in the performance of the Austrian entry.[3]

1965 winner,France Gall, presents the winner's medal to Jürgens.

At the close of voting, "Merci, Chérie" received 31 points, securing it first place at the head of an eighteen-entry field.[4] This was the first time that Austria won Eurovision and the only time until2014 whenRise Like a Phoenix" byConchita Wurst won. As of 2025[update] the song is one of only two winning entriessung mostly or entirely in German –the other was1982's "Ein bißchen Frieden" byNicole representingGermany–. Jürgens was the last solo male pianist to win the contest untilDuncan Laurence won in2019 with "Arcade".

The song was succeeded as contest winner in1967 by "Puppet on a String" bySandie Shaw for theUnited Kingdom, and as the Austrian entry in that year by "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" byPeter Horten [de].

Aftermath

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Jürgens performed his song in the Eurovision twenty-fifth anniversary showSongs of Europe held on 22 August 1981 inMysen.[5] The opening act of theEurovision Song Contest 2015 grand final held in Vienna features violinist Lidia Baich, winner of theEurovision Young Musicians 1998, performing live on stage an excerpt of "Merci, Chérie" in tribute to Jürgens.[6][7]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1966)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9]2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]14
West Germany (GfK)[11]4

Legacy

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  • The song was covered by English singerVince Hill. Baker Cavendish wrote the English lyrics, with musical arrangement by Johnny Arthey. Released onEMI Columbia, Hill reached number 36 on theUK Singles Chart with it in June 1966.[12]
  • English singerMatt Monro (who had competed against Jürgens in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest and who had a major hit with the English version of "Warum nur, warum?") included his recording of the English version on his 1966 albumThis Is the Life, releasing the track as a single that failed to chart.
  • Portuguese singer Isabel Fontes included his recording of the portuguese version on his 1966 EPEurovision 1966, including versions also of "Merci Cherie", "Dio, como ti amo" and "Yo soy aquel".
  • Gunnar Wiklund with Nisse Hansén's orchestra recorded it for the Swedish market in 1966. Al Sundström wrote the Swedish lyrics but kept the French title. The song was released on theEPSjunger Eurovisionsschlager 1966 onHis Master's Voice.
  • In 1967,Bent Fabric released an instrumental version of the song on his albumOperation Lovebirds.
  • In 2007, American pop starBelinda Carlisle recorded a French version of the song and included it on her album of standards,Voila.

References

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  1. ^""Merci, Chérie" lyrics and detailed info".The Diggiloo Thrush.
  2. ^"National Selections: 1966".Eurovisionworld.
  3. ^"Eurovision Song Contest 1966".Eurovision Song Contest. 5 March 1966. CLT /EBU.
  4. ^"Official Eurovision Song Contest 1966 scoreboard".Eurovision Song Contest.
  5. ^"Songs of Europe".Eurovision Song Contest. 22 August 1981.NRK /EBU.
  6. ^"Eurovision Song Contest: Ein Opening, das Brücken baut" [Eurovision Song Contest: An opening that builds bridges].OTS.at (in German).Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved27 April 2020.
  7. ^"Conchita Wurst & a magical bridge to open the Eurovision Final".eurovision.tv. 29 April 2015.
  8. ^"Udo Jürgens – Merci, Cherie" (in German).Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^"Udo Jürgens – Merci, Cherie" (in Dutch).Ultratop 50.
  10. ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Udo Jürgens" (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.
  11. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Udo Jürgens – Merci, Cherie"(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 253.ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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Preceded byEurovision Song Contest winners
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  • "Bien plus fort"
  • "Brez besed"
  • "Ce soir je t'attendais"
  • "Chez nous"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Dio, come ti amo"
  • "Ele e ela"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Intet er nytt under solen"
  • "A Man Without Love"
  • "Merci, Chérie"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Nygammal vals"
  • "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Stop - mens legen er go'"
  • "Yo soy aquél"
  • "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
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  • "Alive"
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  • "Amen"
  • "Boom Boom Boomerang"
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  • "Einfach weg"
  • "Falter im Wind"
  • "Für den Frieden der Welt"
  • "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe"
  • "Get a Life – Get Alive"
  • "Halo"
  • "Heute in Jerusalem"
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  • "I Am Yours"
  • "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien"
  • "Keine Mauern mehr"
  • "Kinder dieser Welt"
  • "Limits"
  • "Lisa Mona Lisa"
  • "Loin d'ici"
  • "Maria Magdalena"
  • "Merci, Chérie"
  • "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"
  • "Musik"
  • "My Little World"
  • "Nobody but You"
  • "Nur ein Lied"
  • "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
  • "Nur noch Gefühl"
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  • "Running on Air"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Say a Word"
  • "The Secret Is Love"
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  • "Shine"
  • "Sonntag"
  • "Tausend Fenster"
  • "Venedig im Regen"
  • "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder"
  • "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt"
  • "Warum nur, warum?"
  • "Wasted Love"
  • "Weil der Mensch zählt"
  • "Weil's dr guat got"
  • "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"
  • "Wenn du da bist"
  • "We Will Rave"
  • "Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
  • "Wohin, kleines Pony"
  • "Woki mit deim Popo"
  • "Y así"
  • "Die Zeit ist einsam"
  • "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
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