I bought François Deguelt's first Eurovision title, Ce soir-là, three years ago, and here's the second one. In 1962 he returned to the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Monaco for the second time with the song 'Dis rien'. While he finished in third place in 1960, this performance improved on that, because he finished second with this song.This EP presents four songs by Deguelt.
He continued to perform on the nostalgia circuit in French speaking countries, until his death at the age of 81 on January 22, 2014.
Rare singles come in many gueses, but I always get a weird feeling when I get my hands on a single that was made of 50 years ago. I wasn't even born in 1960, but the Eurovision Song Contest was already celebrating its fifth edition and François Deguelt represented Monaco with the beautiful song 'Ce soir-là', included in this delightful little EP.
'Ce soir-là' is in the chanson style popular in the early years of the Contest. Deguelt describes the first night he spent with his lover and explains to her that he realised then that 'Life would never have attraction for me / Far from you'. It appears from the lyrics, however, that his lover has left him since then, which has resulted in his perpetual waiting for her return in order to relive 'that night'.
At the close of voting, this song had received 15 points, placing third in a field of 13 competitors.
Also check out the swinging 'Linda' on this disc - it is very different and very enjoyable.
My collection: 7" single no. 5643 Found: eBay.co.uk, received September 2, 2014 Cost: 2 euro Tracks: 'Ce soir-là', 'Jean' / Linda', 'Sur la piste (plus loin)'
