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Marie Myriam
Person · female · France · Kananga · born 1957 · recording since 1977
French singer
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Also known as Myriam Lopes Elmosnino · 玛丽·米里亚姆
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: La Leçon de Prévert
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography220 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354600632
Biography
Myriam Lopes Elmosnino, professionally known as Marie Myriam, born 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French singer.
Career
Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with L'oiseau et l'enfant ("The bird and the child") the day before her 20th birthday, with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. The single reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1977. This achievement made her the first Eurovision winner to be born after the creation of the contest itself.
In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale
SentimentaleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksASentimentale3:24BQuand un homme pleure2:56;" she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Myriam made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005 as a guest presenter and performer. The same year, she wrote the introduction to the French edition of The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor.
Personal life
Myriam was married to music producer Michel Elmosnino from the late 1970s until his death at age 67 on December 20, 2013. The marriage produced two children: Laureen, born 1982, now a master of ceremony, and Rick, born in 1990, an assistant director and photographer.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 39 | 94.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 46 | 86.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (30 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:32
A1Aime3:10A2La leçon de prévert2:40A3L’amour se lève4:20A4Ciel ciel ciel2:47A5Les Fleurs d’innocence3:10B1Allume une chanson2:25B2L’amour c’est comme la mer3:00B3Toutes les chansons du monde2:45B4On garde toujours3:15B5L’oiseau et l’enfant3:001979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:33
A1Comme un coup de blush3:39A2Rends-moi mes dix ans3:19A3Qu'est-ce que tu attends de lui ?3:55A4Un homme libre3:30A5Et puis ça arrive3:45A6Blanc-noir2:20B1Toujours partir2:56B2Fais bouger ta vie3:05B3Libre d'être en cage3:45B4Dès lundi2:57B5Le Cœur somnambule3:17B6Chante avec les enfants3:05Marie Myriam chante Blanche-Neige
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:33
A1Chem-cheminée2:33A2Supercalifragilisticexpidelicieux2:03A3Un petit morceau de sucre3:03A4Les Rêves d'amour2:45A5Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo2:12A6C'était vous2:24B1Un sourire en chantant3:18B2Sifflez en travaillant2:31B3Un jour mon prince viendra2:37B4Pantin de bois2:34B5Quand on prie la bonne étoile3:331985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:18
A1C'est câlin câline4:33A2Qu'est-ce que t'as qui va pas ?3:50A3Nostalgia3:25A4Toda Menina Baiana3:35A5Los Olvidados3:50B1Vivre3:25B2La plus belle chanson d'amour4:00B3Sentimentale3:25B4Bonne chance quand même3:40B5La Vie à deux3:351988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Dis-moi les silences2La Musique au bord des étoiles3Celui qui s'en va4Les Rues de la nuit5Tout est pardonné6En plein cœur7Missana8Vouloir9C'est normal10Lève-toi11Dis-moi les silences (version maxi)1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:09
1Du blues au feeling3:522Sous le soleil3:283Comme ces anges3:514L'Amour flou2:415Oubliland3:546P'tit homme4:007T'en va pas3:598Love Will Always Find a Way3:109Mots doux - mots fous4:0410En plein cœur4:0311If2:5212Sentimentale (version 91)3:152007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 57:44
1Nuages3:112Pars3:063Encore (Un peu d'ordre à refaire)2:544If2:545Nostalgia3:316Sentimentale3:077L'oiseau et l'enfant3:408Un homme libre3:099Tout est pardonné4:2110Missana3:3511Dis moi les silences4:1212En plein cœur4:0013P'tit homme3:1414Du Blues au Feeling3:5215Vouloir4:2516C'est calin caline4:332008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:18
1Joyeux Noël3:182Au royaume du bonhomme hiver (...du bonhomme de neige) (Winter Wonderland)2:353Noël blanc (White Xmas)3:204Et encore un Noël (Happy Xmas - War Is Over)3:255Les Anges au plus haut des cieux3:256I'll Be Home for Christmas3:387Promenade en traineau (Sleigh Ride)2:438Tous les anges chantent... (It Came Upon a Midnight Clear)3:599Douce nuit, sainte nuit3:4810Ave Maria No Morro3:1411Ton univers (To Where You Are)3:3612Wonderful Christmas Time3:0113Noël (One Voice)3:16
Single · 16
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | La Leçon de PrévertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:05AAllume une chanson2:25 BLa Leçon de Prévert2:40 | 1977 | ||
| 1977 | L'oiseau et l'enfantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:00AL'Oiseau et l'Enfant3:00 BThe Bird and the Child3:00 | 1977 | ||
| 1977 | Toutes les chansons du mondeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:55AToutes les chansons du monde2:45 BLes Fleurs d'innocence3:10 | 1977 | ||
| 1978 | Loin, loinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:19ALoin, loin2:40 BMon pére, mon enfant3:39 | 1978 | ||
| 1979 | Chansons pour CasimirSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:33ACasimir, mon ami3:08 BUne île inventée3:25 | 1979 | ||
| 1979 | Un homme libreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:35AUn homme libre3:25 BComme un coup de blush3:10 | 1979 | ||
| 1979 | Toujours partirSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAToujours partir BLe Cœur somnambule | 1979 | ||
| 1981 | J'aime quand tu es jalouxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:35AJ'aime quand tu es jaloux3:30 BTrois fleurs et du vent3:05 | 1981 | ||
| 1981 | Marie Myriam chante Blanche-NeigeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:551Un sourire en chantant3:18 2Un jour mon prince viendra2:37 | 1981 | ||
| 1982 | SentimentaleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:20ASentimentale3:24 BQuand un homme pleure2:56 | 1982 | ||
| 1983 | Nils HolgerssonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:00ALa chanson de Nils Holgersson3:02 BTu es si petit2:58 | Soundtrack | 1983 | |
| 1983 | Candy infirmièreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksACandy Infirmière B1Candy grandit | Audio drama | 1983 | |
| 1983 | AlorsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:35AAlors3:05 BLa Plus Belle Chanson d'amour3:30 | 1983 | ||
| 2002 | L'Oiseau et l'enfant (version 2002)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:011L'Oiseau et l'enfant (version 2002)3:40 2Tout est pardonné4:21 | 2002 | ||
| 2023 | L’Amour se lèveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:441L’Amour se lève4:48 2Ciel, ciel, ciel2:48 3L’Amour c’est comme la Mer3:08 | 28 April 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Someone Who You KnowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:391Someone Who You Know3:39 | 28 April 2023 |
Album · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SentimentaleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1C'est câlin câline 2Toda Menina Baiana 3Nostalgia 4Qu'est-ce que t'as qui va pas ? 5Lanca perfume 6Sentimentale (version 1988) 7L'Oiseau et l'enfant (version 1988) 8Bonne chance quand même 9Vivre 10La Vie à deux | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1994 | L’Oiseau et l’enfantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 48:071L’Oiseau et l’enfant (Grand Prix Eurovision 1977)3:00 2Aime3:10 3La Leçon de prévert2:50 4L’Amour se lève “La voglio vivere”4:45 5Allume une chanson2:25 6Comme un coup de blush “There’s a Kind of Hush”3:39 7Qu’est‐ce que tu attends de lui ?3:55 8Un Homme libre “Cachaça mecânica”3:30 9Et puis ça arrive3:50 10Toujours partir2:56 11Libre d’être en cage “Harry”3:45 12Dès lundi “Mickey Mouse Melody”2:57 13Les Femmes sont différentes en été “Do That to Me One More Time” (inédit)4:20 14Noël “One Voice”3:05 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1995 | Charmes, ses plus belles chansonsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:09:361L'Oiseau et l'enfant3:05 2Un homme libre3:19 3Sentimentale3:17 4Nostalgia3:33 5Toda Menina Baiana3:36 6C'est calin caline4:28 7Tout est Pardonné4:23 8En plein cœur4:04 9Dis-moi les silences4:19 10Vouloir4:26 11Missana3:34 12La Solitude des rois3:41 13Comme ces anges4:11 14Mots doux - Mots fous3:40 15P'tit homme3:17 16L'Amour flou2:46 17Du blues au feeling3:56 18Dis-moi les silences (version dance)6:01 | Compilation | 4 April 1995 | |
| 1997 | Marie MyriamSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:111L'Oiseau et l'Enfant3:02 2Los olvidados3:59 3Un homme libre3:16 4Nostalgia3:29 5Lança perfume3:36 6Tout est pardonné4:19 7L'Amour fou2:43 8Celui qui s'en va3:35 9Dis-moi les silences4:17 10Missana3:31 11La Musique au bord des étoiles4:43 12En plein cœur4:01 13C'est calin caline4:24 14Sentimentale3:15 15Du blues au feeling3:53 16Comme ces anges4:08 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2017 | 40 ans de carrièreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracksDisc 1 1L'oiseau et l'enfant 2Sentimentale 3La leçon de Prévert 4Un homme libre 5Los olvidados 6Toujours partir 7Comme un coup de blush 8Il nous disait marie 9Toda menina baiana 10Soleil amigo 11Lanca perfume 12C'est câlin câline 13Bonne chance quand même 14Vouloir 15L'amour a planté ses sagaies 16Mots doux mots fous 17Comme ces anges 18Nostalgia 19Love will keep us together 20For me formidable Disc 21Tout est pardonné 2En plein cœur 3Dis-moi les silences 4La solitude des rois 5If 6L'amour flou 7Missana 8Love will find a way 9Pars 10Les adieux 11Nuages 12Encore (un peu d'ordre à refaire) 13P'tit homme 14Celui qui s'en va 15Sous le soleil 16La musique au bord des étoiles 17Du blues au feeling 18T'en va pas 19Close to you 20Ton univers | Compilation | 21 April 2017 | |
| — | 14 plus grands succèsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 53:351L'oiseau et l'enfant3:10 2Un homme libre3:19 3Sentimentale3:19 4La plus belle chanson d'amour4:00 5Nostalgia3:35 6Toda mennina3:38 7C'est calin caline4:29 8Tout est pardonné4:25 9En plein cœur4:05 10Dis moi les silences4:22 11Celui qui s'en va3:40 12Comme des anges4:12 13T'en vas pas4:04 14P'tit homme3:17 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Marie Myriam head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 39 | 94.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 46 | 86.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarieMyriam.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bdc4b467-dfb6-4bf0-9ffd-fc85a38a1f5cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bdc4b467-dfb6-4bf0-9ffd-fc85a38a1f5ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236053seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Myriambiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Myriam
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 39 language versions)
Image: Julien Reynaud · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q236053 · MusicBrainz: bdc4b467-dfb6-4bf0-9ffd-fc85a38a1f5c
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