Dors, mon amour
"Dors, mon amour" (French pronunciation: [dɔʁ mɔ̃n‿amuʁ]; "Sleep, My Love") is a love song written in French by Hubert Giraud, composed by Pierre Delanoë and performed in 1958 by André Claveau as France's entry and the winner of the pan-European Eurovision Song Contest, gaining other versions and minor commercial success.
| "Dors, mon amour" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1958 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Pierre Delanoë |
| Lyricist(s) | |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 27 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "La Belle amour" (1957) | |
| "Oui, oui, oui, oui" (1959) ► | |
Described as a romantic "lullaby", the song won the 1958 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest where it beat the runner-up by a small margin, and gained several cover versions including by other Eurovision entrants, with the original version gaining music chart achievement in Belgium and featured in another commercially successful album.
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