Anne-Marie David
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Anne-Marie David
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Biography
Winner of the scandal-marred 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, French-born singer Anne-Marie David's "Tu Te Reconnaitras" won out over some of the strongest competition in years, including the English entry, Cliff Richard's "Power to All Our Friends" and Spain's controversial "Eres Tu." David was representing Luxembourg in 1973; six years later, she returned to the Eurovision stage for her native France. Born on May 23, 1952, David began her musical career in earnest with the release of her debut single, "Bab El Oued Mon Amour," in 1970. "Un Peu Romantique" followed, but success remained at arm's length until she was cast as Mary Magdalene in the French production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the National Theater of Palais de Chaillot in April 1972. Her Eurovision triumph (which was also Luxembourg's second successive win) followed a year later, and over the next few years David toured constantly, both in her own right and representing France at various international music festivals. In October 1973 she performed at the massive UNICEF concert in Milan, and the following month she was awarded the Interpretation Prize at the World Festival of Tokyo. Further singles "Comme une Valse," "Pour une Heure une Seconde," and "Fais Cette Chanson pour les Hommes " followed, but David's most potent market became Turkey. She scored a number of hits there, while her efforts on the behalf of Turkish earthquake victims saw her awarded the Legion of Honour of the International Red Crescent in 1975. She remained resident in that country for much of the 1970s, but returned to the French spotlight following the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished third with the song "Je Suis l'Enfant Soleil." Tours of France followed, but by 1983 David was a resident of Norway, where -- among other honors -- she was invited onto the jury to pick that country's Eurovision entrant in 1985. The panel, which also featured American producer Tony Visconti, English composer Ronnie Hazlehurst, and ABBA manager Stig Anderson, selected "La Dette Swinge" by Bobbysox, and was rewarded when the song duly triumphed at the festival. David has continued performing on a regular basis since that time; her most recent release was the 2004 live album Live in Charleroi. ~ Dave Thompson, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Anne-Marie David
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anne Marie David |
| Born | 23 May 1952 Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1970–1987, 2003–present |
| Labels | Energise Records |
| Website | www.anne-mariedavid.net |
Anne-Marie David (born 23 May 1952, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) is a French singer. She represented two different countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Career
David was born and raised in Arles in the south of France. She started her musical career at age 18 when she moved to Paris and became involved with musical theatre. In 1972, she was cast in the role of Mary Magdalene in the French production of Jesus Christ Superstar. 1972 also saw her submit the song "Un peu romantique" to the French selection committee for the Eurovision Song Contest. It made the final shortlist of ten songs.
In 1973, she was selected to represent Luxembourg as the Grand Duchy sought to repeat its previous year's triumph on home soil in the Eurovision Song Contest. She thus joined the long list of non-native performers to have represented the country in the contest, which also includes France Gall and Vicky Leandros. The 1973 contest crystallised into a three-way battle between songs that have since established themselves as Eurovision classics: David's "Tu te reconnaîtras", the Spanish entry "Eres tú", and the United Kingdom's "Power to All Our Friends", performed by Cliff Richard. Ultimately six points separated the third place from the David, securing the second successive triumph for Luxembourg.
After the contest, she started touring the world. She lived in Turkey for a while, recorded two singles in Turkish and one album and received several awards in the country. She returned to Eurovision in the 1979 contest held in Jerusalem, this time representing her native France with the song "Je suis l'enfant soleil". Once again it was a tight three-way finish, with the Israeli entry "Hallelujah" edging to a home victory. She started to tour France in the 1980s. Between 1982 and 1983, she continued her musical career in Norway. In 1987, she retired from music but returned in 2003. In 2005, she sang at the festival for the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, staged in Copenhagen, where she performed the 1972 Eurovision winner "Après toi". She attended the live music show of Turkish Radio Television (TRT) before the 2009 Eurovision Final was aired live, with Johnny Logan (1980, 1987 ESC winner).
According to ESCRadio.com, in 2011, Anne Marie released a new revamped version of her 1973 winning song, aptly named “Tu Te Reconnaîtras (Encore Une Fois)”. This new version results from a collaboration with German producer Mave O’Rick who also sings with Anne Marie the German duet version “Du Bist Da”. Both tracks are available for download on iTunes and amazon.
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Preceded by Vicky Leandroswith "Après toi" |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 |
Succeeded by ABBAwith "Waterloo" |
| Preceded by Vicky Leandros with "Après toi" |
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 |
Succeeded by Ireen Sheer with "Bye Bye I Love You" |
| Preceded by Joël Prévost with "Il y aura toujours des violons" |
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 |
Succeeded by Profil with "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" |
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