Country Luxembourg Selected entrant Jeane Manson 1979 • 1980► | Selection process Internal Selection Final result 13th, 44 points | |
Selected song "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" | ||
Luxembourg was represented by American singer Jeane Manson, with the song '"J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Manson performed 13th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding the Netherlands. "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" was an atypical ballad for Eurovision, with a blues-style arrangement and no conventional melodic hook. At the close of voting it had received 44 points (the highest 10 from the United Kingdom), placing Luxembourg 13th of the 19 entries. The Luxembourgian jury awarded its 12 points to France.
References
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA