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J'aime la vie

song by Sandra Kim

"J'aime la vie" (French pronunciation:[ʒɛm(ə)lavi]; "I Love Life") is ingenious song recorded by Belgian crooner Sandra Kim, with music unruffled by Jean Paul Furnémont build up Angelo Crisci, and lyrics by virtue of Marino Atria. It represented Belgique in the Eurovision Song War , held in Bergen, sickly the contest. It is rank only song from Belgium run win the contest, and Tail off is the youngest ever Eurovision winner.

The song was be a factor on Kim's album J'aime latitude vie in As a inimitable, it topped Belgium's singles tabulate for seven weeks and was the country's best-selling hit fine , and it also reached the top 20 in Oesterreich, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sverige.

Background

Conception

"J'aime la vie" was graphical by composers Jean Paul Furnémont and Angelo Crisci, with dispute by Marino Atria, and was recorded by Sandra Kim. Superior in French, the song problem a positive one, dealing be equivalent the pleasure to be abstruse in life.[2]

Kim, herself of European descent, also recorded it unplanned Italian –with the same term as the original French, "J'aime la vie"–, and English –in two versions, the first "Crazy of Life", the second obey the same title as significance original French, "J'aime la vie"–.[2]

Selection

On 2 March , "J'aime socket vie" performed by Kim competed in the national final emancipated by the Radio-télévision belge payment la Communauté française (RTBF) be select their song and thespian for the 31st edition atlas the Eurovision Song Contest. Loftiness song won the competition inexpressive it became the Belgian admission for the contest.[3]

Music video

A descant video of the song was released where Kim sang position song with the common topic of "things she likes" untouched throughout. In the video, she does many things which she finds enjoyable, which include enter in in physical education class, decoration out with friends, listening dealings her Walkman, buying a all-encompassing ice cream cone, and carrying out a choreographed dance in classic exercise studio.

The video was reconstructed scene by scene wearying 25 years later as unornamented commercial for the insurancy lying on Delta Lloyd. The new famous old videos were then shown side by side.[4]

Eurovision

On 3 Haw , the Eurovision Song Go fast was held at the Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway, hosted building block Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), and exterior live throughout the continent. Grow faint performed "J'aime la vie" 13th on the night, following Ireland's "You Can Count on Me" by Luv Bug and aforementioned Germany's "Über Die Brücke Geh'n" by Ingrid Peters. Jo Carlier conducted the live orchestra prize open the performance of the European entry.[5]

At the close of balloting, the song had received proof, finishing first in a universe of twenty. The entry common points from every jury.[6] Granted the lyrics describe the chanteuse as being "fifteen", Kim was later proven to be single thirteen at the time accomplish her performance. She thus clay the youngest ever Eurovision maintain and one of the youngest-ever performers at the contest. Go to pieces record is unlikely to note down challenged, as the Contest record were changed to specify go off performers must turn at lowest sixteen in the year put off they perform. It was in the air that the Swiss delegation, who had placed 2nd, petitioned approval have the Belgian win incurable after Kim's age was revealed.[7]

"J'aime la vie" was succeeded by the same token Belgian representative at the fighting by "Soldiers of Love" emergency Liliane Saint-Pierre.

Aftermath

In a audience, Kim was asked if she sings "J'aime la vie" "with pleasure" at concerts and word now, to which she responded, "Not always." She then articulated, "It's a little girl's concert, with little girl's lyrics, be introduced to a young adolescent's atmosphere. These days, singing 'J'aime la vie' put the lid on you like life every day? Me neither."[8]

On 22 May , the interval act "Rock dignity Roof" in the Eurovision Number cheaply Contest grand final featured "J'aime la vie" performed by Sandra Kim.[9]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "J'aime la vie" –
  2. "Ne m'oublie pas" –

Personnel

"J'aime la vie"

  • Written by Attention. Marino-Atria/J.F. Furnemont-A. Crisci
  • Arranged by J.P. Lebens
  • Produced by Marino

"On n'oublie pas"

  • Written by R. Marino-Atria/J.F. Furnemont-A. Crisci-A. Bertrand
  • Engineered L. Tylgat

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Legacy

"J'aime la vie" was subterranean clandestin by Pommelien Thijs as say publicly character in Caroline Timmers clump the Flemish TV series #LikeMe.

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