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"Merci, chérie" (English: Thank you, darling) was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg City, performed by Udo Jürgens, who had represented the country for the previous two years.

It won the Contest with 31 points, giving the nation its first win since its debut at the 1957 Contest in Frankfurt am Main.

Lyrics[]

Merci, merci, merci
Für die Stunden, Chérie, Chérie, Chérie
Unsre Liebe war schön, so schön, merci, Chérie
Sei nicht traurig, muss ich auch von dir geh’n

Adieu, adieu, adieu
Deine Tränen tun weh, so weh, so weh
Unser Traum fliegt dahin, dahin, merci, Chérie
Weine nicht, auch das hat so seinen Sinn

Schau nach vorn, nicht zurück
Zwingen kann man kein Glück
Denn kein Meer ist so wild wie die Liebe
Die Liebe allein, nur die kann so sein
So sein, so sein

Merci, merci, merci
Für die Stunden, Chérie, Chérie, Chérie
Unsre Liebe war schön, so schön, merci, Chérie

So schön, so schön, merci, Chérie
So schön, so schön, merci, Chérie

Merci

Thank you, thank you, thank you
For the hours darling, darling, darling
Our love was beautiful, so beautiful, thank you, darling
Don’t be sad, as I have to leave you

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Your tears are painful, so painful, so painful
Our dream flies away, away, thank you, darling
Don’t cry, also that serves a useful purpose

Look ahead, not back
You can’t force luck
Because no sea is as wild as love
Only love can be like that
Be like that, be like that

Thank you, thank you, thank you
For the hours, darling, darling, darling
Our love was beautiful, so beautiful, thank you, darling

So beautiful, so beautiful, thank you, darling
So beautiful, so beautiful, thank you, darling

Thank you

Videos[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
19561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Songs
"Merci, chérie" • "Nygammal vals" • "Intet er nytt under solen" • "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" • "Come Back to Stay" • "Ne vois-tu pas?" • "Brez besed" • "Yo soy aquél" • "A Man Without Love" • "Die Zeiger der Uhr" • "Ce soir je t'attendais" • "Playboy" • "Ele e ela" • "Stop – mens legen er go'" • "Fernando en Filippo" • "Chez nous" • "Bien plus fort" • "Dio, come ti amo"
Performers
Udo JürgensLill Lindfors & Svante ThuressonÅse KlevelandToniaDickie RockMadeleine PascalBerta AmbrožRaphaelKenneth McKellarMargot EskensMichèle TorrAnn ChristineMadalena IglésiasUlla PiaMilly ScottDominique WalterTérézaDomenico Modugno
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