- Un jour, un enfant
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|France Un jour, un enfant
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year = 1969
country = France
artist = Frida Boccara
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language = French
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composer = Emil Stern
lyricist = Eddy Marnay
conductor = Franck Pourcel
place = 1st
points = 18
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points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1969fr from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = La Source
prev_link = La Source (song)
next = Marie-Blanche
next_link = Marie-Blanche"Un Jour, Un Enfant" (English translation: "A Day, A Child") was one of four winning songs in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 , this one being sung in French byFrida Boccara representingFrance . The other three winners were Salomé representingSpain with "Vivo Cantando ", Lulu representing theUnited Kingdom with "Boom Bang-a-Bang " andLenny Kuhr representing theNetherlands with "De Troubadour ".The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following
Germany 'sSiw Malmkvist with "Primaballerina " and precedingPortugal 'sSimone de Oliveira with "Desfolhada Portuguesa "). At the close of voting, it had received 18 points, placing equal first in a field of 16.The song is a classical
ballad , describing the wonders of the world as seen by a child.The song was succeeded as (joint) Contest winner in 1970 by Dana singing "
All Kinds of Everything " forIreland .It was succeeded as French representative at the 1970 Contest by
Guy Bonnet with "Marie-Blanche ".
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