Nathalie Pâque

Nathalie Pâque
Nathalie Pâque
Birth name	Nathalie Dominique Françoise Pâque
Born	11 May 1977 (age 47)
Origin	Liège, Belgium
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer

Nathalie Dominique Françoise Pâque (born 11 May 1977, Liège) is a Belgian singer, best known for her participation on behalf of France in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest.

Pâque was internally selected by channel Antenne 2 to represent France with the song "J'ai volé la vie" ("I've Stolen Life") in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 May. At five days short of her 12th birthday, Pâque was the youngest performer ever to take a lead vocal at Eurovision. "J'ai volé la vie" finished in eighth place of the 22 entrants.^[1]^[2] In response to reservations expressed by a number of participating countries regarding Pâque's youth (and that of 1989 Israeli singer Gili, who was only slightly older), the European Broadcasting Union amended the Eurovision rules on age with effect from 1990.^[3]

Pâque released several singles and two albums in Belgium during the 1990s, and in recent years has appeared in stage musicals such as Titanic and Singin' in the Rain in Belgium and France.

Discography

Singles

1989: "J'ai volé la vie"
1989: "Ils reviennent"
1990: "Bébé bambou"
1991: "Danse"
1991: "Noël différent"
1992: "Kiss Me" (with Daniel Mendy)
1992: "Nous, c'est spécial"
1993: "Laisse-moi voyager"
1996: "C'est vrai...je t'aime"
1996: "Je garderai pour toi"
1998: "Mama, c'est l'heure"

Albums

1996: C'est vrai...je t'aime
1998: Chante-nous la vie^[4]

References

^ ESC History 1989. Archived 2014-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "J'ai volé la vie" at diggiloo.net
^ O'Connor, J: Eurovision Song Contest – Official History. Carlton Books, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84442-586-0
^ Discography at Ultratop.be. Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Nathalie Pâque's Myspace page

Preceded by Gérard Lenorman with Chanteur de charme	France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989	Succeeded by Joëlle Ursull with White and Black Blues

[1] ESC History 1989. Archived 2014-07-09 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "J'ai volé la vie" at diggiloo.net

[3] O'Connor, J: Eurovision Song Contest – Official History. Carlton Books, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84442-586-0

[4] Discography at Ultratop.be. Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e France in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 ~~1974~~ 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Ahez Alma Mathé Altéry Alvan Amir Amina Lisa Angell Anggun Isabelle Aubret Louisa Baïleche Alain Barrière Roger Bens Frida Boccara Guy Bonnet Amandine Bourgeois Jacqueline Boyer Dan Ar Braz Jonatan Cerrada André Claveau Martine Clémenceau Cocktail Chic Noëlle Cordier ~~Dani~~ Dany Dauberson Anne-Marie David Paule Desjardins Fanny Les Fatals Picards Catherine Ferry Patrick Fiori Sandrine François Jean Gabilou Bilal Hassani Héritage des Celtes Jean Philippe Patricia Kaas Kali Serge Lama ~~Tom Leeb~~ Gérard Lenorman Madame Monsieur Guy Mardel Marie Line Betty Mars Jessy Matador Jean-Paul Mauric Sofia Mestari Christine Minier Nina Morato Marie Myriam Nayah Ortal Nathalie Pâque Virginie Pouchain Barbara Pravi Joël Prévost Profil Rachel Nicole Rieu Nathalie Santamaria Slimane Natasha St-Pier Sébastien Tellier Annick Thoumazeau Twin Twin Joëlle Ursull Amaury Vassili Dominique Walter La Zarra
Songs	"À chaque pas" "Allez Ola Olé" "L'Amour à la française" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "La Belle amour" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Chacun pense à soi" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Chanteur de charme" "Chez nous" "Comé-comédie" "Divine" "Diwanit bugale" "Dors, mon amour" "Echo (You and I)" "Elle était si jolie" "L'Enfer et moi" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Européennes" "Évidemment" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Fulenn" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Il est là" "Il était temps" "Il faut du temps" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "J'ai cherché" "J'ai volé la vie" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Je veux donner ma voix" "Un jour, un enfant" "Mama Corsica" "Marie-Blanche" "Mercy" ~~"Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"~~ "Mon amour" "Monté la riviè" "Monts et merveilles" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Moustache" "N'avoue jamais" "N'oubliez pas" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "On aura le ciel" "Où aller" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Un premier amour" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Requiem" "Roi" "Sans toi" "Sentiments songes" "Sognu" "La Source" "Le Temps perdu" "Tom Pillibi" "Un, deux, trois" ~~"La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"~~ "Vivre" "Voilà" "White and Black Blues"
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Nino de Angelo Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers Da Vinci Thomas Forstner Furbaz Gili and Galit Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Ingeborg Britt Synnøve Johansen Birthe Kjær Live Report Marianna Tommy Nilsson Nina Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali Pan Nathalie Pâque Park Café Justine Pelmelay Fani Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis Riva Anneli Saaristo
Songs	"Apopse as vrethoume" "Avrei voluto" "Bana Bana" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Conquistador" "Derekh Hamelekh" "La dolce vita" "Door de wind" "En dag" "Flieger" "J'ai volé la vie" "Monsieur" "Nacida para amar" "Nur ein Lied" "The Real Me" "Rock Me" "Það sem enginn sér" "To diko sou asteri" "Venners nærhet" "Vi maler byen rød" "Viver senza tei" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	France BnF data Germany
Artists	MusicBrainz