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Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Country Luxembourg
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: National final
Selection date(s)5 March 1989
Selected entrantPark Café
Selected song"Monsieur"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result20th, 8 points
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Luxembourg was represented by the group Park Café, with the song 'Monsieur", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 May in Lausanne, Switzerland. For the first time since 1978 (and only the third time ever), broadcaster RTL organised a public national final rather than their usual method of internal selection.

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final was held on 5 March at the RTL studios, hosted by Jean Octave and Manette Dupong. Park Café performed three songs with the winner chosen by a public televote.[1]

Final – 5 March 1989
Draw Song Televote Place
1 "Chaque fois" 19.4% 2
2 "Je l'aime" 14.1% 3
3 "Monsieur" 66.5% 1

The winners, "Park Café", consists of a six-piece band fronted by the American singer Maggie Parke, and members

, with the song written by Parke, Yves Lacomblez and Bernard Loncheval, and composed by

  • Parke
  • Gast Waltzing

. Their winning title "Monsieur" (French pronunciation: [məsjø]} is an up-tempo number, with the lead singer describing a man who "lives in a dream"; or even "in Tooneland" according to the backing vocals, and believes that he will make it big in Hollywood. She sings, further, "I believe / that I'm his star", seemingly regardless of the success he might enjoy.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Park Café performed 11th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Denmark, and conducted by Benoît Kaufman. At the close of voting "Monsieur" had received 8 points, placing Luxembourg 20th of the 22 entries.[2] The Luxembourgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[3]

It was succeeded as Luxembourgish entry in the 1990 contest by Céline Carzo with "Quand je te rêve".

Voting

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database - 1989
  2. ^ "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - Luxembourg 1989
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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