"Ivan, Boris et moi" is a song by French singer

Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Douménach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citi ...

. It initially appeared in 1967 on her EP titled ''Marie Laforêt vol. XIV'' (also called ''Ivan, Boris et moi'').

Composition

The song was written by

Émile Stern Émile Stern (28 April 1913 – 14 January 1997), best known under his artistic pseudonym Emil Stern, was a French composer, pianist and conductor of Romanian descent. He was born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List o ...

and

Eddy Marnay Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint win ...

Track listings

7-inch EP ''Marie Laforêt vol. XIV'' (1967, Festival FX 1545) :A1. "Ivan, Boris et moi" :A2. "Je ne peux rien promettre" :B1. "Pour celui qui viendra" :B2. "Tom"

Charts

"Ivan, Boris et moi" / "Tom"

Covers

There are two Russian versions of this song, "Tri plus pyat'" (, lit. "Three plus five"), adapted by Leonid Kukso and recorded by Alla Yoshpe, and "Anton, Ivan, Boris'" (), recorded by

Edita Piekha Edita Stanislavovna Piekha (born 31 July 1937) is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress of Polish descent. The peak of her popularity in the countries of the former USSR was in the 1960s. Her most famous song is “Our Neighbor”. (Наш с� ...

References

Marie Laforêt songs 1967 songs 1967 singles Songs written by Eddy Marnay Songs with music by Émile Stern {{1960s-song-stub