"J'aime la vie" | ||||
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Single by Sandra Kim | ||||
from the album J'aime la vie | ||||
Language | French | |||
English title | "Crazy of Life" (first version) "J'aime la vie" (second version) | |||
B-side | "On n'oublie pas" | |||
Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Carrere | |||
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | Marino Atria | |||
Producer(s) | Marino Atria | |||
Sandra Kim singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1986 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | Sandra Caldarone | |||
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Composer(s) |
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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.