Monique Melsen (born 24 February 1951) is a Luxembourgish singer, best known for her participation in the 1971

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

. Melsen is one of only eight native Luxembourgish to have represented the country at Eurovision in 37 years of participation.

Background

As was usual with Luxembourg, Melsen's Eurovision song, " Pomme, pomme, pomme" ("Apple, Apple, Apple"), was chosen internally by broadcaster Télé Luxembourg without having to go through a public or jury selection process. "Pomme, pomme, pomme" went to the 16th

, held on 3 April in

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, where it finished in 13th place of 18 entries. In recent years, Melsen has been a member of Cabarenert, a Luxembourg-based cabaret ensemble.Lëtzebuerger Land article 3-3-2000 (in German)

References

External links

Cabarenert website (in Luxembourgish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melsen, Monique 20th-century Luxembourgian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Luxembourg Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971 People from Ettelbruck 1951 births Living people