Minouche Barelli

Minouche Barelli, born Mary-Pierre Barelli, (13 December 1947 – 20 February 2004) was a French singer, best-known internationally for her participation in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest.

Barelli was born in Paris, the daughter of singer Lucienne Delyle and jazz musician Aimé Barelli. In 1967 she represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with the song Boum-Badaboum, written by Serge Gainsbourg, and conducted on the night by her father. The song finished in fifth place of 17 entries.

In 1980 Barelli took part in the selection process for the French Eurovision entry with the song "Viens dans ma farandole", which could only finish in sixth place in the second semi-final.

Barelli, a long-time announcer for Radio Montmartre, took out Monegasque citizenship in 2002, and died in the principality on 20 February 2004 at the age of 56.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/2277

Preceded by Tereza

Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967

Succeeded by Line & Willy

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Name	Barelli, Minouche
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Date of birth	13 December 1947
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Date of death	20 February 2004
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