Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Monaco was represented by French singer Minouche Barelli, with the song '"Boum-Badaboum", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster TMC.
Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
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Country | Monaco | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selected entrant | Minouche Barelli | |||
Selected song | "Boum-Badaboum" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 5th, 10 points | |||
Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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At Eurovision
On the night of the final Barelli performed 14th in the running order, following Norway and preceding Yugoslavia. "Boum-Badaboum"'s title leads to it frequently being categorised somewhat unjustly in the facile and childish 'ring-ding-bang-boom' school of Eurovision lyrics. However it is pointed out that the song's actual subject matter – Barelli's desire to be able to experience life to the full before the world is destroyed in a nuclear apocalypse – is anything but trivial. At the close of voting "Boum-Badaboum" had picked up 10 points (5 from Spain, 2 from Austria and 1 each from France, Sweden and Italy), placing Monaco 5th of the 17 entries.[1]