''Dans les yeux d'Émilie'' is a song by

Joe Dassin Joseph Ira Dassin (; 5 November 1938 – 20 August 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter and actor. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin. Early life Dassin was born in New York City to American film director Jules Dassin (19 ...

from his 1978 album '' Les Femmes de ma vie''. It was also released as a single in 1977, with "Maria" on the other side.

Writing and composition

The song was written by

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

and Claude Lemesle and composed by Yvon Ouazana and Vivien Vallay. In this song Joe Dassin sings about winter in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

2015 EuroBasket

The song was the official song of the French basketball team at the 2015 European Basketball Championship (EuroBasket).

Track listing

7" single CBS 5928 # "Dans les yeux d'Émilie" (3:40) # "Maria" (4:40)

Cover versions

* 2013:

Bart Kaëll Bart Kaëll (born 2 August 1960 in Oudenaarde) is the stage name of Bart Marcel Emilienne Gyselinck, a Flemish singer and TV host. Career Kaëll studied music in Antwerp, after finishing school he landed a job as a singer and in 1982 he took p ...

(in Dutch under the title "Zonneschijn") * 2013:

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of French, Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical ''Notre Dame de Paris''. She has sold ov ...

with Joe Dassin on the album ''Et si tu n'existais pas'' * 2015: Joe Dassin, Les Choeurs de l'Armée Rouge (Joe Dassin with the Red Army Choir on the album ''Joe Dassin chante avec les Chœurs de l'Armée Rouge''

References

External links

Joe Dassin – "Dans les yeux d'Émilie / Maria"
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{{authority control 1977 songs 1977 singles Joe Dassin songs French songs CBS Disques singles Songs written by Pierre Delanoë Songs written by Claude Lemesle Song recordings produced by Jacques Plait