RTÉ Archives | Entertainment | Eurovision Winner Séverine
French singer Séverine on winning the 16th Eurovision Song Contest for Monaco. Josiane Grizeau is a 21 year old singer from Paris, France, better known by the name Séverine. Representing the principality of Monaco she won the 16th Eurovision Song Contest held at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin on 3 April 1971. The winning song 'Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue' ('A Bench, A Street, A Tree'), by French composers Yves Dessca and Jean-Pierre Bourtayre topped the poll with 128 votes. The large entry of 18 songs in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest created a heightened sense of competitiveness among the...
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