"Bonjour, Bonjour" was the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Eurovision Song Contest 1969

The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...

, performed in German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 by Paola del Medico

Paola del Medico

Paola Felix-del Medico is a Swiss singer.Born in Saint-Gall, she has sung in German, mainly, and in French. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the entry "Bonjour, Bonjour", finishing in fifth place....

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The song is a ballad with Paola del Medico

Paola del Medico

Paola Felix-del Medico is a Swiss singer.Born in Saint-Gall, she has sung in German, mainly, and in French. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the entry "Bonjour, Bonjour", finishing in fifth place....

 describing how the days are when she and her lover are together and her lover loves her: "The sky laughs like my heart, when you love me dearly".

She says that the world is always good for the lovers and belongs to the lovers "The world is wonderful, it can't be more beautiful".
The song was performed eleventh on the night, following the Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

's Louis Neefs with "Jennifer Jennings

Jennifer Jennings

"Jennifer Jennings" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Dutch by Louis Neefs.The song was performed tenth on the night...

" and preceding Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's Kirsti Sparboe

Kirsti Sparboe

Kirsti Sparboe was born on 7 December 1946 in Tromsø, Norway. She Is a musical performer, and an actress. Most of her musical career is based around the widely popular Eurovision Song Contest....

 with "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli

Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli

"Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, performed in Norwegian by Kirsti Sparboe....

". By the close of voting, it had received 13 points, placing it in 5th place in a field of 16.

It was succeeded as the Switzerland representative

Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest every year since it began, except 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Switzerland hosted the first contest in 1956, and won it themselves. Switzerland has won the contest twice, in 1956 and 1988. A third victory in 1963 could have been possibly...

 at the 1970 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1970

The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons....

 by Henri Dès

Henri Dès

Henri Dès is a French language children's singer and songwriter immensely popular in European Francophone countries. In 1970, he released his first album, Retour...

 with "Retour

Retour

"Retour" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in French by Henri Dès. Dès has released this song in another languages:* "Mädchen gibt es überall" * "Return" * "A mi regreso"...

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Versions

Paola del Medico has released several versions in another languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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Lyrics and another informations.

• Paola's performance in Eurovision Song Contest 1969