Merci, Chérie

Austria "Merci, Chérie"
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Udo Jürgens
Lyricist(s)
Udo Jürgens, Thomas Hörbiger
Conductor
Hans Hammerschmid
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
31
Appearance chronology
◄ "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" (1965)   
"Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" (1967) ►

"Merci, Chérie" ("Thank you, darling") was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966. Performed for Austria by Udo Jürgens with lyrics in German—despite the French words of the title. It is an earnest ballad in which the singer, as he leaves her, thanks his lover for good times and positive memories.

The song was performed ninth on the night, following Portugal's Madalena Iglésias with "Ele e ela" and preceding Sweden's Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson with "Nygammal vals". The final points tally for "Mercie, Chérie" was 31, securing it first place at the head of an 18-entry field.

The song was succeeded as contest winner in 1967 by Sandie Shaw singing "Puppet on a String" for the United Kingdom, and as Austrian entry in that year by "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt", performed by Peter Horten.

This was also the only time that Austria would win the Eurovision Song Contest until 2014 when Conchita Wurst won with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix".

Chart performance

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 14

Cover versions

References

  1. "Austriancharts.at – Udo Jürgens – Merci, Cherie" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Udo Jürgens – Merci, Cherie" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Udo Jürgens search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 253. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Preceded by
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall
Eurovision Song Contest winners
1966
Succeeded by
"Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw


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