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"Dis oui"Eurovision Song Contest 1998 entry Country Belgium Artist(s) Mélanie Cohl Language French Composer(s) Philippe Swan Lyricist(s) Philippe Swan Finals performance Final result 6th Final points 122 Appearance chronology ◄ Liefde is een kaartspel (1996) Like The Wind (1999) ► "Dis oui" ("Say Yes") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, written by Philippe Swan and performed in French by Mélanie Cohl. The song was composed Belgian singer-songwriter Philippe Swan.
"Dis oui" was performed twentieth on the night (following Sweden's Jill Johnson with "Kärleken är" and preceding Finland's Edea with "Aava"). At the close of voting, it had received 122 points, placing 6th in a field of 25, at the time Belgium's best result in the Contest since Sandra Kim's win with "J'aime la vie" in 1986.
The song is sung from the perspective of a woman pleading with a man to give up his previous relationship and love her instead. She paints various images of the bliss that they can have as a result.
An English version is rumoured to have been recorded but never released.
It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1999 Contest by Vanessa Chinitor with "Like The Wind".
Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
positionBelgium (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 13 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 2 Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1998.
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Dis oui".
References
- ^ Ultratop.be - Mélanie Cohl - Dis oui. (in Dutch) Ultratop 50. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ Ultratop.be - Mélanie Cohl - Dis oui. (in French) Ultratop 40. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 1. "Diva" · 2. "Where Are You?" · 3. "The One That I Love" · 4. "Hemel en aarde" · 5. "Neka mi ne svane" · 6. "Dis oui" · 7. "Guildo hat euch lieb!" · 8. "Alltid sommer" · 9. "Is Always Over Now?" · 10. "Kärleken är" · 11. "Genesis" · 12. "Mere lapsed" · 12. "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" · 14. "Unutamazsın" · 15. "Aava" · 16. "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" · 17. "To takie proste" · 18. "Naj bogovi slišijo" · 19. "Ne zori, zoro" · 20. "Mia Krifi Evesthisia" · 21. "Modlitba" · 22. "Eu cred" · 23. "A holnap már nem lesz szomorú" · 24. "Où aller" · 25. "Lass' ihn"(songs arranged by final results)Categories:- Belgian music stubs
- Eurovision songs of Belgium
- Eurovision songs of 1998
- French-language songs
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