eurovision 1973
Marie-France Dufour
Marie-France Dufour represented Monaco at Eurovision 1973 in Luxembourg City with “Un train qui part”, finishing 8th of 17.
Monaco
1973
- who
- French singer
- born
- 8 August 1949, Nancy, France
- died
- 18 October 1990 (aged 41), Colombes, France
- contest
- 1973
- best result
- 8th, 1973
- music
- middle of the road
- active
- 1971 to 1990
- sang for
- Monaco
Biography
Marie-France Dufour, who died in 1990, was a French singer, known as Marie, who had a hit in 1971 with “Soleil”. “Un train qui part” finished joint eighth for Monaco in Luxembourg in 1973.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Marie-France Dufour”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1973 Luxembourg City
“Un train qui part”
8th of 17 Finished 8th of 17, with 85 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Boris Bergman, Bernard Liamis
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Vannier
- Running order
- 6th of 17
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
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- 1973 The result
The top three finished within six votes of one another. Luxembourg's Anne-Marie David won with "Tu te reconnaîtras" on 129 votes. Spain's Mocedades had 125 with "Eres tú". Cliff Richard, third this time, had 123.
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