eurovision 1989
Nathalie Pâque
Nathalie Pâque represented France at Eurovision 1989 in Lausanne with “J'ai volé la vie”, finishing 8th of 22.
France
1989
- who
- Belgian singer
- born
- 11 May 1977, Liège, Belgium
- contest
- 1989
- best result
- 8th, 1989
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1989
- sang for
- France
Biography
Nathalie Pâque is a Belgian singer whom the French channel Antenne 2 chose, without a public selection, to sing for France in 1989. “J’ai volé la vie” finished eighth in Lausanne.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Nathalie Pâque”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1989 Lausanne
“J'ai volé la vie”
8th of 22 Finished 8th of 22, with 60 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- G.G. Candy, Sylvain Lebel, Guy Mattéoni
- Conductor
- Guy Mattéoni
- Running order
- 15th of 22
- Age on the night
- 11
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Nathalie Pâque is part of.
- 1989 The children The rules that made the contest
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Nathalie Pâque, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1989 The children
Two of the singers caused an argument before a note was sung. France's Nathalie Pâque was 11. Israel's Gili Netanel was 12. They were, and remain, the youngest lead performers the contest has had.
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