"N'oubliez pas" (,

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: Don't forget) is a song performed by French singer

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. The song represented France in the

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. It finished in 25 out of 27 songs at

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with only 4 points, one point below United Kingdom and slightly better than 2014's entry "

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" by

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, which finished in last place.

Background

The song was written by Robert Goldman (credited as M. Albert) for

, with the idea of creating "a great and beautiful ''

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'' that evokes the

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and at heart all wars". The song was written around the time of

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, which commemorates the armistice signed between the

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and

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. On 23 January 2015, Lisa Angell was announced by

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as the French representative in the

with "N'oubliez pas".

Live performances

The song was performed for the first time on a concert in November 2014 that commemorated the

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. Lisa Angell performed the song live on television for the first time during ''

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'', aired on

on 28 February 2015. On 23 May 2015 Angell performed the song live during the final of the

at the

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. She came 25th in the final only receiving 4 points, three from

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and one from San Marino.

Charts

References

2015 singles 2014 songs Eurovision songs of 2015 Eurovision songs of France Songs about World War I Songs written by Robert Goldman (songwriter) Sony Music singles {{2015-single-stub