J'aime la vie

"J'aime la vie"
Single by Sandra Kim
from the album J'aime la vie
LanguageFrench
English title"Crazy of Life" (first version)
"J'aime la vie" (second version)
B-side"On n'oublie pas"
Released1986
GenreBubblegum pop[1]
Length3:00
LabelCarrere
Composer(s)
  • Jean Paul Furnémont
  • Angelo Crisci
Lyricist(s)Marino Atria
Producer(s)Marino Atria
Sandra Kim singles chronology
"Ami Ami"
(1985)
"J'aime la vie"
(1986)
"Tokyo Boy"
(1986)
Eurovision Song Contest 1986 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Sandra Caldarone
As
Language
Composer(s)
  • Jean Paul Furnémont
  • Angelo Crisci
Lyricist(s)
Marino Atria
Conductor
Jo Carlier
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
176
Entry chronology
◄ "Laat me nu gaan" (1985)
"Soldiers of Love" (1987) ►
Official performance video
"J'aime la vie" on YouTube

"J'aime la vie" (French pronunciation: [ʒɛm(ə) la vi]; "I Love Life") is a song recorded by Belgian singer Sandra Kim, with music composed by Jean Paul Furnémont and Angelo Crisci, and lyrics by Marino Atria. It represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, winning the contest. It is the only song from Belgium to win the contest, and Kim is the youngest ever Eurovision winner.

The song was included on Kim's album J'aime la vie in 1986. As a single, it topped Belgium's singles chart for seven weeks and was the country's best-selling hit of 1986, and it also reached the top 20 in Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.

  1. ^ Petridis, Alexis (May 11, 2023). "All 69 Eurovision song contest winners – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved September 15, 2024.