Papa Pingouin
 "Papa Pingouin" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Sophie Gilles, Magaly Gilles |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 9th |
| Final points | 56 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" (1979) | |
| "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" (1981) ► | |
"Papa Pingouin" (French pronunciation: [papa pɛ̃ɡwɛ̃]; "Poppa/Daddy Penguin") was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in French by the French twin sisters Sophie & Magaly.
Background[edit]
The song was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, who are normally associated with Germany as a composer-lyricist combination. It describes the fantasy life of the title character, a bored penguin who imagines flying like a seagull and travelling around the world, listing various places he visits in his imagination.
The song ends with the penguin's realisation that life "on the ice floe" is not as bad as he had thought, so he "burns his suitcase" to signify that his desire to travel is over. Sophie & Magaly also recorded a German-language version of the song, "Papa Pinguin".
Eurovision performance[edit]
The song was performed in fourth position, after Greece's Anna Vissi And The Epikouri with "Autostop" and before Morocco's Samira with "Bitaqat Hub". By the end of the night, the song had scored 56 points, placing it 9th out of 19 entries.
Pigloo version[edit]
| "Le Papa Pingouin" | ||||
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| Single by Pigloo | ||||
| from the album La Banquise | ||||
| Released | 27 February 2006[1] | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger, Pierre Delanoë, Jean-Paul Cara | |||
| Producer(s) | Christophe Berthier, Philippe Kassenbeck | |||
| Pigloo singles chronology | ||||
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A remake of this song performed by animated penguin Pigloo became a hit in France in 2006, reaching number one on the SNEP Singles Chart for three weeks. The single remained on the chart for 27 weeks, becoming the fifth-best-selling single in France that year. The song also charted on Swiss Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 24. A German version title "Papa Pinguin" also charted in German-speaking Europe, reaching number four in Austria and number six in both Germany and Switzerland.
Formats and track listings[edit]
CD single
- "Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09
- "Les Manchots et les Pingouins" (instrumental) — 3:12
Digital download
- "Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]"Le Papa Pingouin"
"Papa Pinguin"
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Year-end charts[edit]"Le Papa Pingouin"
"Papa Pinguin"
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Certifications and sales[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[14] | Gold | 292,224[15] |
External links[edit]
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1980
- Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Papa Pingouin"
- ESCtoday.com, The Sad Life Story of Sophie & Magaly
- Bide-et-musique.com, Sophie & Magaly
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Music & Media. Vol. 118, no. 16. 22 April 2006. p. 81.
- ^ "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Rapports annuels 2006" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "European Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2006" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2007" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2007" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Certifications Singles Platine – année 2006" (in French). Disque en France. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "The 100 best-selling singles in France of 2006". fanofmusic.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
