Romuald Figuier was born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon (France) on May 5, 1941. He represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest twice: in 1964 and 1974. In 1969, he appeared on stage too, that time representing Luxembourg. This single was released in 1974, and contains his last Eurovision song, 'Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va'. The song is sung from the perspective of a man whose lover has just
ended their relationship. Romuald sings that there is always one half of
a relationship who "stays" - that is, the person who does not do the breaking up - and the other half who "goes"
- by doing the breaking up. He compares the fates of both people, and
sings that while he is not angry with his former lover, he wants her to
realise the situation for what it is.
At the close of voting, the song was placed fourth in a field of 17 competitors. Of course, we all know who won the competition that year, don't we?
My collection: 7" single no. 5610 Found: Chelsea Records, Antwerpen, August 10, 2014 Cost: 2 euro Tracks: 'Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va' / 'Sur la pointe des pieds, sur la pointe du coeur'
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