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Marie Myriam

Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French singer of Portuguese descent. Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with L'oiseau et l'enfant ("The bird and the child") the day before her 20th birthday, with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. The single reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1977. In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale"; she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest. Myriam made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005 as a guest presenter and performer. The same year, she wrote the introduction to the French edition of The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor. Myriam was married to music producer Michel Elmosnino from the late 1970s until his death at age 67 on 20 December 2013. The marriage produced two children: Laureen, born 1982, now master of ceremony and Rick, born in 1990, assistant director and photographer. Source: Article "Marie Myriam" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
May 8, 1957 In Luluabourg, Congo
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the series Eurovision Song Contest 1956-05-24
Latest Project:
Movie La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président 2022-01-07
Known For
Poster of Tour d'Eurovision
Poster of Le monde est à vous
Poster of La Chance aux chansons
Poster of Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Filmography
Movie La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Self (archive footage) 2022-01-07
Movie King Size 2007-10-18
Movie Tour d'Eurovision Self 2005-05-14
Series Le monde est à vous Self 1987-09-13
Series Sacrée soirée self 1987-09-02
Series La Chance aux chansons Self 1984-03-26
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Series Fan School Self 1977-01-30
Series Les Jeux de 20 heures Self 1976-03-22
Series Midi Première Self 1975-01-06
Series Numéro un Self 1975-04-05
Series Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975-01-12
Series Eurovision Song Contest Unknown 1956-05-24