Une Petite Francaise - Oon tyttö maalta

Tonight is the night of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest Final. And we end our musical countdown with Merja Rantamäki's (see earlier entry) recording of "Oon tyttö maalta" (I'm a girl from country) from the year 1977. It was released on a single. on the other side of which was the cover of the winning song of that year "L'oiseau et lenfant". The original song "Une petite française" (A little French girl") was the Monegasque entry in the ESC 1977 (placed 4th), performed by French singer Michèle Torr. We have met Michele before, see here. Torr recorded this song in altogether five languages, the English Version being called "I'm Just a Simple Country Girl from France" You can see Michele perform the song. here.

Here's the pair:

Ce Soir Je T'Attendais - Odotin sinua

Marion represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with "Tipi Tii" and in 1973 with "Tom Tom". In 1966 she recorded "Odotin sinua"" (I waited for you). The original was the Luxembourg's own entry in contest held in Luxembourg in 1966, called "Ce Soir Je T'Attendais" (I waited for you tonight). It was performed by French singer Michele Torr (b. Michelle Cléberte Tort). Lyrics can be found here. It placed 10th, sharing that position with Finland's "Playboy" (performed by Ann Christine). The winning song in that year came from Austria; "Merci Cherie". Eleven years later, in 1977, Michele Torr again took part in Eurovision, this time representing Monaco with the song "Une petite française". That was also covered in Finnish, perhaps we will present it here in the future.

Here's the pair: