Merci, Chérie
| "Merci, Chérie" | |
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| Single by Udo Jürgens | |
| from the album Chansons | |
| Language | German |
| B-side | "Das Ist Nicht Gut Für Mich" |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Ballad |
| Label | Vogue |
| Composer(s) | Udo Jürgens |
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| Music video | |
| "Merci, Chérie" on YouTube | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Udo Jürgens |
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| Conductor | Hans Hammerschmid |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 31 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" (1965) | |
| "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" (1967) ► | |
"Merci, Chérie" (French pronunciation: [mɛʁsi ʃeʁi]; "Thank you, darling") is a song composed and recorded by Austrian singer Udo Jürgens with lyrics by himself and Thomas Hörbiger. It represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, held in Luxembourg, resulting in the country's first ever win at the contest.