C'est d'la faute a pas d'chance - Colette Deréal

Nora Nova represented West-Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964 with 'Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne'. The song wasn't very successful: it ended up in a shared last place, along with the entries from Portugal, Yugoslavia and Switzerland.

Still, the French actress and singer Colette Deréal deemed the song interesting enough to make a cover version. Translated into French, the song became 'C'est d'la faute a pas d'chance', and it was released on this EP.

My collection: 7" single no. 7540
Found: Discogs.com, received 31 December 2024
Tracks: 'Je serai la', 'Reviens l'ami' / 'C'est d'la faute a pas d'chance', 'Moi (qui n'ai plus rien)'

Allons, allons les enfants - Colette Deréal

Colette Deréal was born as Colette Denise de Glarélial on 22 September 1927. Her professional career started when she released a handful of EP's in 1959. Her final single releases happened in 1972. In 1961, she represented Monaca at the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Allons, allons les enfants'. It is a happy little song, quite in contrast with the other three songs on this EP that sound a lot less accessible. At the close of voting, it finished in 10th place in a field of 16 competitors.

Colette passed away on 12 April 1988.

My collection: 7" single no. 6621
Found: Discogs.com, received 28 January 2022
Cost: €5
Tracks: 'Allons, allons les enfants', 'Lettre a Véronique' / 'Tu me feras danser', 'Tu dors'