Arlette Zola is a singer who represented
Switzerland
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in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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. She was born Arlette Jaquet in the city of
Fribourg
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on 29 April 1949. Her song, "
Amour on t'aime
Switzerland was represented by Arlette Zola with the song "Amour on t'aime" at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 April. Zola was the winner of the Swiss national final for the 1982 Contest, held on 28 January.
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", was an upbeat number. Zola was placed third behind Germany and Israel. She made two further attempts at reaching the Eurovision finals. In 1984, she took third place in the Swiss final with ''Emporte-moi''. 1985 also saw her in third spot, this time with ''Aime-moi'', performed with Helder and the Heldernauts.
An early Arlette Zola song, "Je suis folle de tant d'aimer", dating back to the 1960s, can be heard on the CD
Swinging Mademoiselles.
Discography
*1965 ''Un peu d'amour'', Libéria
*1966 ''Elles sont coquines'', Disc AZ
*1967 ''Arlette Zola'', Disc AZ
*1967 ''Deux garçons pour une fille'', Disc AZ
*1967 ''J n'aime que vous''. Disc AZ
*1968 ''Musique en tête'', Disc AZ LP
*1969 ''C'est toute la terre'', Disc Concert Hall LP
*1969 ''La marchande de bonbon'', Vogue
*1970 ''L'été'', Vogue
*1971 ''Je suis folle de tant t'aimer'', Vogue
*1972 ''Pour que vienne enfin ce grand matin'', Evasion
*1977 ''Tu inventais des saisons'', Tourel
*1980 ''Offre moi un sourire'', Libéria
*1981 ''Frappe dans tes mains'', Libéria
*1981 ''Les fiancés du lac de Côme'', LP Libéria
*1982 ''Amour on t'aime'', LP Jupiter Records
*1982 ''Je n'ai pas changé'', LP Jupiter Records
*1983 ''Billy Boogie'', LP Vogue
*1984 ''Hasta manana amore mio'', Disc Ibach
*1990 ''Mais moi je l'aime'', Libéria
*2003 ''Laissez-moi encore chanter'', Azo
*2005 ''Amour... Amitié'', Azo
*2007 ''Le bonheur ne coûte rien'', Azo
*2009 ''Souvenir, mes anées 6o ''
External links
DiscographyFansite with Diskografie60. Anniversary
1949 births
Living people
People from Fribourg
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1982
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland
20th-century Swiss women singers
French-language singers of Switzerland
21st-century Swiss women singers
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