"Tu te reconnaîtras" (; "You'll Recognise Yourself"), is a song recorded by French singer Anne-Marie David, with music composed by and lyrics written by . It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 held in

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, winning the contest.

Background

Conception

"Tu te reconnaîtras" was composed by with lyrics by . Anne-Marie David recorded the song in five languages: French, English as "Wonderful Dream", German as "Du bist da", Spanish as "Te reconocerás", and in two entirely different Italian versions entitled "Il letto del re" and "Non si vive di paura" respectively.

Eurovision

The (CLT) internally selected "Tu te reconnaîtras" as for the of the

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. On 7 April 1973, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Grand Théâtre in

hosted by CLT and broadcast live throughout the continent. Anne-Marie David performed "Tu te reconnaîtras" eleventh on the evening, following 's "Chi sarà con te" by

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and preceding 's "You're Summer" by The Nova. Pierre Cao conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Luxembourgian entry. At the close of voting, the song had received 129 points, winning the contest in a field of seventeen, and beating the second-placed 's entry by 4 points and the 's by another 2 points. Spain's "

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" performed by Mocedades and UK's " Power to All Our Friends" by

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, would go on to become major hit singles in 1973 –in the case of "Eres tú" worldwide– and are today both widely considered Eurovision classics. "Tu te reconnaîtras" is the only winning entry of Luxembourg with some level of local involvement. Although both Anne-Marie David, the composer Claude Morgan, and the lyricist Vline Buggy, were all French, the conductor Pierre Cao was Luxembourgish. It was also the first time a country won the contest two years in succession without sharing the victory, as in . It was succeeded as Luxembourg's entry in the by " Bye Bye, I Love You", performed by Ireen Sheer.

Aftermath

Anne Marie David is one of the few Eurovision winners to return to the contest; in she represented her native singing the song " Je suis l'enfant soleil" in

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and finished in third place after 's " Hallelujah" and 's " Su canción". David performed "Tu te reconnaîtras" in the Eurovision twenty-fifth anniversary show '' Songs of Europe'' held on 22 August 1981 in

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. In the Eurovision fiftieth anniversary competition '' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'', held on 22 October 2005 in

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, she performed the song as part of the interval acts. She performed the song in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show ''

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'' held on 31 March 2015 in London.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Legacy

In 1973 Turkish pop singer Nilüfer Yumlu brought out a Turkish-language version of the song, entitled "Göreceksin kendini". The song had great success in Turkey. The same year, Finnish singer Katri Helena published a Finnish-language version of the song, "Nuoruus on seikkailu" ("Being Young is an Adventure"). In 1973 singer Věra Špinarová published a Czech-language version of the song, "Zpívej jak já" ("Sing like me") In 1974 singer Irena Jarocka published a Polish-language version of the song, "Ty i ja – wczoraj i dziś" ("You and I – Yesterday and Today").

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tu te reconnaitras Eurovision songs of 1973 French songs Eurovision songs of Luxembourg Eurovision Song Contest-winning songs 1973 songs Epic Records singles