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Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
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Luxembourg was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Parlez-vous français ?", composed by Rolf Soja, with lyrics by Frank Dostal and Peter Zentner, and performed by Spanish duo Baccara. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), organised a public national final – rather than their usual method of internal selection – to select its entry for the contest.
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Baccara were one of the most internationally famous acts ever to appear at Eurovision, being already known throughout Europe from two recent hugely successful singles, "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (which had spent a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in late 1977) and "Sorry, I'm a Lady". Frank Dostal, who wrote the lyrics for "Parlez-vous français ?", had also penned the duo's previous recordings.
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Before Eurovision
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Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1978
The Luxembourgish national final, Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1978, was broadcast live on RTL at 20:00 CET on 21 March 1978.[1] No information on the venue, host(s), or voting system is known. Five acts took part, including Gitte Hænning who had represented Germany in 1973 and Liliane Saint-Pierre who would represent Belgium in 1987.[citation needed]
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At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on RTL Télé-Luxembourg with Jacques Navadic and André Torrent as commentators.[2]
On the night of the final Baccara performed 17th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding eventual contest winners Israel. At the close of the voting they had received 73 points, placing Luxembourg 7th of the 20 entries.[3] The Luxembourgish jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[4]
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