Mony Marc
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Mony Marc is a Belgian singer.
She was the second singer to represent Belgium
at the Eurovision Song Contest
, in its first year 1956
, singing "Le plus beau jour de ma vie
" (The most beautiful day of my life) with music by Claude Alix and lyric by David Bee (Fud Leclerc
had previously performed "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine
" to earn the distinction of being the first Belgian performer at the Contest). She came 2nd.
She was the second singer to represent 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...
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, in its first year 1956
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
, singing "Le plus beau jour de ma vie
Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie
"Le plus beau jour de ma vie" was the second Belgian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, performed in French by Mony Marc....
" (The most beautiful day of my life) with music by Claude Alix and lyric by David Bee (Fud Leclerc
Fud Leclerc
Fud Leclerc was a Belgian singer, who was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco. Born Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq, Leclerc had a career as a pianist, accordionist, song writer and singer before retiring to travel the world. On his return to Belgium he began a new career as a building contractor...
had previously performed "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine
Messieurs Les Noyés De La Seine
"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" was the first Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, performed in French by Fud Leclerc....
" to earn the distinction of being the first Belgian performer at the Contest). She came 2nd.