eurovision 1963
Nana Mouskouri
Nana Mouskouri represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1963 in London with “À force de prier”, finishing 8th of 16.
- who
- Greek singer
- born
- 13 October 1934, Chania, Greece
- contest
- 1963
- best result
- 8th, 1963
- music
- jazz, variety, pop
- voice
- soprano
- active
- since 1958
- record labels
- Fontana Records
- sang for
- Luxembourg
Biography
Nana Mouskouri is a Greek singer and politician who is thought to have released some 450 albums, in at least thirteen languages. “À force de prier” finished eighth for Luxembourg in London in 1963.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nana Mouskouri”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1963 London
“À force de prier”
8th of 16 Finished 8th of 16, with 13 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Raymond Bernard, Pierre Delanoë
- Conductor
- Eric Robinson
- Running order
- 16th of 16
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Denmark: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, “Dansevise”
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Commander of the Order of Beneficence 2006
- Goldene Stimmgabel 2007
- Officer of the Legion of Honour 2007
- Officer of the National Order of Quebec 2013
- European Cultural Award 2018
- Commander of the Legion of Honour 2019
- Victory of honor 2026
- Knight of the National Order of Quebec
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Nana Mouskouri, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1963 The result
Italy was third. Further down were two singers who would become far bigger than the contest: Françoise Hardy, fifth for Monaco, and Nana Mouskouri, eighth for Luxembourg.
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