Sign out sign in try it now 16 songs, 1 hour 5 minutes. Parlezvous francais is a song recorded by spanish disco duo baccara. Baccara s most famous hits were sorry im a lady and yes. The original hits was bmgariolas first compact disc release of baccara material and was in fact a reissue of 1978 compilation the hits of baccara rca pl 28344 provided with a new title and alternate artwork. The group was formed in 1977 and had a very good career until 1981, when they decided to split after maria mendiola felt her voice was not getting the recording recognition it deserved.
The original hits is a compilation album by spanish duo baccara released on label bmg international in 1990. Baccara were a very popular spanish dancepop duo in the late seventies. Playback options listening on switch spotify device. It was voted number two in triple j hottest 100, 2009. It is best known as the luxembourgian entry at the eurovision song contest 1978, held in paris. The hits of baccara having originally been issued in late 1978, this. The eurovision song contest is organized by the european broadcasting union, the worlds foremost alliance of public service media, representing 116 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 34 associates in asia, africa, australasia and the americas.
Named baccara, the duo partnered with rolf soja, who penned their debut, yes sir i. Baccara parlezvous francais english version 1978 youtube. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. The latter, of course, was their entry for that years eurovision song contest, where they represented luxembourg. Baccara baccara to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. New baccara marias group and just plain baccara maytes. Their music was a blend of pop and disco, with lyrics in english sung with the peculiar spanish accent of the two singers. The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single yes sir, i can boogie, which reached number one across much of europe and became the bestselling single of alltime by a female group, eventually selling more. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mayte mateos continued to work as baccara, sometimes calling herself new baccara which. Luxembourg in the eurovision song contest 1978 wikipedia. Baccara luxembourg paris 1978 eurovision song contest. For only the second time, broadcaster rtl organised a public national final rather than their usual method of internal selection baccara were one of the most internationally famous acts ever to appear at eurovision, being. It contains the european hit singles darling and parlezvous francais.
Baccara was a spanish group originally created by mayte mateos in partnership with maria mendiola. Touring europe brought baccara a larger fan base and even wider audience for their followup albums. Light my fire is the second studio album by spanish duo baccara, first released on label rcavictor in west germany in august 1978. This song is by baccara and appears on the album light my fire 1977.
In january 1979 song the devil sent you to lorado was a top hit in germany, and compilation album the hits of baccara was released. Great value for money, baccara s version of light my fire has to be heard and for anyone around at the time, hits like sorry im a lady and their eurovision entry parlez vous francais will have you digging that glitter ball out of the loft. Baccara the devil sent you to loradoshort saintmeetsevil. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Mayte mateos continued to work as baccara, sometimes calling herself new baccara.