winner, 1969
Frida Boccara
Frida Boccara represented France at Eurovision 1969 in Madrid with “Un jour, un enfant”, and was one of the joint winners.
- who
- French singer
- born
- 29 October 1940, Casablanca, Morocco
- died
- 1 August 1996 (aged 55), 20th arrondissement of Paris, France
- contest
- 1969
- win
- 1969
- music
- chanson
- active
- 1959 to 1996
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- sang for
- France
Biography
Frida Boccara was a French singer who performed and recorded in many languages, among them French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian. In 1969 Boccara sang “Un jour, un enfant” for France in Madrid and was one of the four winners in the only four-way tie the contest has had.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Frida Boccara”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1969 Madrid
“Un jour, un enfant”
Joint winner Joint winner with 18 points: one of four songs that tied for first place.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Eddy Marnay, Émile Stern
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 14th of 16
- Age on the night
- 28
The story of Eurovision 1969: Four winners and not enough medals
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 1964
Awards
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Frida Boccara is part of.
- 1969 Eighteen, four times Ties and photo finishes
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Frida Boccara, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1969 Eighteen, four times
Spain — Salomé, "Vivo cantando"; United Kingdom — Lulu, "Boom Bang-a-Bang"; Netherlands — Lenny Kuhr, "De troubadour", which she co-wrote; France — Frida Boccara, "Un jour, un enfant"
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.