Et s'il fallait le faire

"Et s'il fallait le faire" (And if it had to be done) is a song by French singer Patricia Kaas and the first single off her album Kabaret. It was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia, where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was written and composed by Anse Lazio and Fred Blondin.[1][2][3]

"Et s'il fallait le faire"
Single by Patricia Kaas
from the album Kabaret
Released1 February 2009
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:47 (album version)
3:01 (Eurovision edit)
LabelSony Music, Columbia
Songwriter(s)Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Patricia Kaas singles chronology
"Kabaret"
(2009)		 "Et s'il fallait le faire"
(2009)		 "Tout confort"
(2011)
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Anse Lazio,
Fred Blondin
Lyricist(s)
Anse Lazio,
Fred Blondin
Finals performance
Final result
8th
Final points
107
Entry chronology
◄ "Divine" (2008)   
"Allez Ola Olé" (2010) ►

The original version of the song was recorded and first released in on the Kabaret album in December 2008. On 1 February 2009, an edit of the song was released as a single in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The edit was made particularly with the Eurovision Song Contest in mind.[4]

Eurovision 2009

The song competed in the final of the contest on 16 May 2009 where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was the highest entry for France since 2002.

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 18
CIS (Tophit)[7] 223
France (SNEP)[8] 41

References
  1. Demailly, Patrice (2009-02-01). "Patricia Kaas, l'épatant retour" (in French). Nord Eclair. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  2. Floras, Stella (2009-02-01). "France Eurovision entry is 'S'il fallait le faire'". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  3. Sanz Martin, Jorge (2009-02-02). "France: "Et s'il fallait le faire" to Moscow". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  4. Sanbout, Anais (2009-02-01). "Eurovision: Patricia Kaas chantera "Et s'il fallait le faire"" (in French). Tele News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. Patricia Kaas — Et s'il fallait le faire. Tophit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 October 2020.


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