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Papa Pingouin - Wikipedia

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"Papa Pingouin"

Single by Sophie & Magaly
Language	French
B-side	"Tous Les Enfants Du Monde"
Released	1980
Length	3:05
Label	Jupiter
Composer(s)	Ralph Siegel Bernd Meinunger
Lyricist(s)	Pierre Delanoë Jean-Paul Cara

Eurovision Song Contest 1980 entry
Country	Luxembourg
Artist(s)	Sophie Gilles Magaly Gilles
As	Sophie & Magaly
Language	French
Composer(s)	Ralph Siegel Bernd Meinunger
Lyricist(s)	Pierre Delanoë Jean-Paul Cara
Conductor	Norbert Daum
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	56
Entry chronology
◄ "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" (1979)
"C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" (1981) ►
Official performance video
"Papa Pingouin" on YouTube

"Papa Pingouin" (French pronunciation: [papa pɛ̃ɡwɛ̃]; "Poppa/Daddy Penguin") is a song recorded by French twin sisters Sophie & Magaly, with music composed by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger, and lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara. It represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, held in The Hague.

Background

Conception

The song was composed by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger –who are normally associated with Germany as a composer-lyricist combination–, with French lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara, and was recorded by Sophie & Magaly. It describes the fantasy life of the title character, a bored penguin who imagines flying like a seagull and travelling around the world, listing various places he visits in his imagination. The song ends with the penguin's realisation that life "on the ice floe" is not as bad as he had thought, so he "burns his suitcase" to signify that his desire to travel is over.^[1] Sophie & Magaly also recorded the German-language version of the song titled "Papa Pinguin".

Eurovision

The Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CTL) internally selected the song as its entrant for the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

On 19 April 1980, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague hosted by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Sophie & Magaly performed "Papa Pingouin" fourth on the night, following Greece's "Autostop" by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri and preceding Morocco's "Bitaqat Hub" by Samira. Norbert Daum conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Luxembourgian entry.^[2]

By the end of the night, the song had received 56 points, placing ninth out of nineteen entries.^[3]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
France (IFOP)^[4]	18

Legacy

Pigloo version

"Le Papa Pingouin"

Single by Pigloo

from the album La Banquise

Released

27 February 2006^[5]

Length

3:09

Label

Sony BMG Music

Composer(s)

Ralph Siegel
Bernd Meinunger

Lyricist(s)

Pierre Delanoë
Jean-Paul Cara

Producer(s)

Christophe Berthier
Philippe Kassenbeck

Pigloo singles chronology

"Le Papa Pingouin"
(2006)

"Le Ragga des pingouins"
(2006)

A remake of this song performed by animated penguin Pigloo became a hit in France in 2006, reaching number one on the SNEP Singles Chart for three weeks. The single remained on the chart for twenty-seven weeks, becoming the fifth-best-selling single in France that year. The song also charted on Swiss Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 24. A German version title "Papa Pinguin" also charted in German-speaking Europe, reaching number four in Austria and number six in both Germany and Switzerland.

Formats and track listings

CD single

"Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09
"Les Manchots et les Pingouins" (instrumental) — 3:12

Digital download

"Le Papa pingouin" — 3:09

Chart history

Weekly charts

"Le Papa Pingouin"

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[6]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	5
France (SNEP)^[5]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	24

"Papa Pinguin"

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	4
Germany (GfK)^[10]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	6

Year-end charts

"Le Papa Pingouin"

Chart (2006)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[12]	18
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[13]	39
France (SNEP)^[14]	5

"Papa Pinguin"

Chart (2007)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[15]	39
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	70
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	91

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[18]	Gold	292,224^[19]

References

^ "Papa Pingouin - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1980". Eurovision Song Contest. 19 April 1980. NOS / EBU.
^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1980 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
^ "Tous les titres par artiste - S". InfoDisc (in French)., Select "SOPHIE & MAGALY" in the menu and click OK.
^ ^a ^b "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Music & Media. Vol. 118, no. 16. 22 April 2006. p. 81.
^ "Pigloo – Le Papa Pingouin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Pigloo – Papa Pinguin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Rapports annuels 2006" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "European Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2006" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2007" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2007" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Certifications Singles Platine – année 2006" (in French). Disque en France. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "The 100 best-selling singles in France of 2006". fanofmusic.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

"Papa Pingouin" at Discogs (list of releases)
Bide-et-musique.com, Sophie & Magaly

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Morocco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Artists	Bamses Venner Samira Bensaïd José Cid Blue Danube Katja Ebstein Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta Tomas Ledin Johnny Logan Vesa-Matti Loiri Maggie MacNeal Paola Ajda Pekkan Prima Donna Profil Sophie and Magaly Alan Sorrenti Telex Trigo Limpio Anna Vissi and the Epikouri
Songs	"Amsterdam" "Autostop" "Bitaqat Hub" "Cinéma" "Du bist Musik" "Euro-Vision" "Um grande, grande amor" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Huilumies" "Just nu!" "Love Enough for Two" "Non so che darei" "Papa Pingouin" "Pet'r Oil" "Quédate esta noche" "Sámiid ædnan" "Tænker altid på dig" "Theater" "What's Another Year"

v t e Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2024 2025
Artists	Michèle Arnaud Hugues Aufray Baccara Anne-Marie B Chris Baldo Solange Berry Sarah Bray Sophie Carle Céline Carzo Anne-Marie David Danièle Dupré Lara Fabian Camillo Felgen France Gall Sophie Garel Géraldine Corinne Hermès Kontinent Sherisse Laurence Vicky Leandros Margo Jeane Manson Jürgen Marcus Monique Melsen Modern Times Nana Mouskouri Franck Olivier Park Café Jean-Claude Pascal Plastic Bertrand Chris Roberts Malcolm Roberts Romuald Ireen Sheer Diane Solomon Sophie and Magaly Svetlana Tali Michèle Torr Marion Welter David Alexandre Winter
Songs	"100% d'amour" "À force de prier" "Les Amants de minuit" "L'Amour de ma vie" "L'amour est bleu" "Amour, amour" "Amours mortes (tant de peine)" "Après toi" "Un baiser volé" "Bye Bye I Love You" "Catherine" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" "Children, Kinder, Enfants" "Cours après le temps" "Croire" "Dès que le printemps revient" "Donne-moi une chance" "Fighter" "Frère Jacques" "Un grand amour" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Je suis tombé du ciel" "Monsieur" "Ne crois pas" "Nous les amoureux" "Nous vivrons d'amour" "Papa Pingouin" "Parlez-vous français ?" "Petit bonhomme" "Pomme, pomme, pomme" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "Quand je te rêve" "Si la vie est cadeau" "So laang we's du do bast" "Sou fräi" "Toi" "Tu te reconnaîtras"

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