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Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort) is a French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg City with the song Ce soir je t'attendais, which finished in tenth place and Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London with the song Une petite française, which finished in fourth place. In between her two Eurovision appearances, Torr had also taken part in the French Eurovision pre-selection in 1970 with two songs, but had not progressed beyond the semi-final stage.

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  • Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort) is a French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg City with the song Ce soir je t'attendais, which finished in tenth place and Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London with the song Une petite française, which finished in fourth place. In between her two Eurovision appearances, Torr had also taken part in the French Eurovision pre-selection in 1970 with two songs, but had not progressed beyond the semi-final stage.
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  • Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort) is a French singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in Luxembourg City with the song Ce soir je t'attendais, which finished in tenth place and Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London with the song Une petite française, which finished in fourth place. Michèle won her first singing contest at age fifteen, in 1962, winning the first year's On Chante dans mon Quartier contest in Avignon. Michèle was a tall beautiful woman with actress-like expression, and easily won the audience over by singing the Édith Piaf song "Exodus". Then in 1963, at age sixteen, Michèle won a recording contract with the Mercury label, and opened for Jacques Brel at the Paris Olympia. She released three EPs (four songs each) throughout 1964, which were aimed at radio and juke-box play. Torr's release of "Dans mes bras, oublie ta peine" in 1964 was a big hit. Further releases of both original French material, and French covers of British and American hits, proved to be hit and miss. This setting the tone for Torr's career throughout the 60's, as she tried to find her niche. The Mercury contract ended in 1972. In between her two Eurovision appearances, Torr had also taken part in the French Eurovision pre-selection in 1970 with two songs, but had not progressed beyond the semi-final stage. Torr had continued to record and release singles during the early and mid 1970s like "Une vague bleue", a big hit, but she achieved the biggest successes of her career at the end of the decade with "Emmène-moi danser ce soir", "La séparation" and "Discomotion". Through the 1980s she continued to release successful singles and albums and was a regular on television. Her career stalled in the 1990s, with much less new material being released, although compilations of earlier work kept her in the public eye. On 3 March 2008, she released her album "Ces années-là" on the Sony BMG Import label. On 12 November 2012, she released an album of religious songs "Chanter c'est Prier" on the Sony Music France S.M.A.R.T. label. As of 2015, she continues to tour worldwide on the French music nostalgia circuit, with almost a concert a month.
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