eurovision 1961
Colette Deréal
Colette Deréal represented Monaco at Eurovision 1961 in Cannes with “Allons, allons les enfants”, finishing 10th of 16.
- who
- French singer
- born
- 22 September 1927, Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
- died
- 12 April 1988 (aged 60), Monaco
- contest
- 1961
- best result
- 10th, 1961
- sang for
- Monaco
Biography
Colette Deréal, who died in 1988, was a French actor and singer. “Allons, allons les enfants” finished joint tenth for Monaco in Cannes in 1961.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Colette Deréal”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1961 Cannes
“Allons, allons les enfants”
10th of 16 Finished 10th of 16, with 6 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Pierre Delanoë, Hubert Giraud
- Conductor
- Raymond Lefèvre
- Running order
- 2nd of 16
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, “Nous les amoureux”
The story of Eurovision 1961: Sixteen countries, a garden on stage, and a love song with a secret
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