Et s'il fallait le faire

"Et s'il fallait le faire"
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry
Country	France
Artist(s)	Patricia Kaas
Language	French
Composer(s)	Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Lyricist(s)	Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Finals performance
Final result	8th
Final points	107
Appearance chronology
◄ "Divine" (2008)
"Allez Ola Olé" (2010) ►

"Et s'il fallait le faire" (And if it had to be done) is a song by French singer Patricia Kaas and the first single off her album Kabaret. It was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia, where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was written and composed by Anse Lazio and Fred Blondin.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The original version of the song was recorded and first released in on the Kabaret album in December 2008. On 1 February 2009, an edit of the song was released as a single in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The edit was made particularly with the Eurovision Song Contest in mind.^[4]

Eurovision 2009

The song competed in the final of the contest on 16 May 2009 where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was the highest entry for France since 2002.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)^[5]	71
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)^[5]	58
French Singles Chart^[5]	41

Sources and external links

References

↑ Demailly, Patrice (2009-02-01). "Patricia Kaas, l'épatant retour" (in French). Nord Eclair. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
↑ Floras, Stella (2009-02-01). "France Eurovision entry is 'S'il fallait le faire'". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
↑ Sanz Martin, Jorge (2009-02-02). "France: "Et s'il fallait le faire" to Moscow". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
↑ Sanbout, Anais (2009-02-01). "Eurovision: Patricia Kaas chantera "Et s'il fallait le faire"" (in French). Tele News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
1 2 3 "Et s'il fallait le faire", in various singles charts Lescharts.com Retrieved 18 November 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Countries

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(by semifinal
results)

Semi-final 1	Macedonia Montenegro Belarus Switzerland Andorra Bulgaria Belgium Czech Republic

Semi-final 2	Serbia Ireland Poland Cyprus Hungary Slovenia Netherlands Slovakia Latvia

Withdrawn

Georgia

Artists

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(by semifinal
results)

Semi-final 1	Next Time Andrea Demirović Petr Elfimov Lovebugs Susanne Georgi Krassimir Avramov Patrick Ouchène Gipsy.cz

Semi-final 2	Marko Kon and Milaan Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy Lidia Kopania Christina Metaxa Zoli Ádok Quartissimo feat. Martina De Toppers Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Intars Busulis

Withdrawn

Stephane & 3G

Songs

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(by semifinal
results)

Semi-final 1	"Neshto shto ke ostane" "Just Get Out of My Life" "Eyes That Never Lie" "The Highest Heights" "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" "Illusion" "Copycat" "Aven Romale"

Semi-final 2	"Cipela" "Et Cetera" "I Don't Wanna Leave" "Firefly" "Dance with Me" "Love Symphony" "Shine" "Leť tmou" "Probka"

Withdrawn

"We Don't Wanna Put In"

(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

Patricia Kaas

Studio albums	Mademoiselle chante... (1988)* Scène de vie (1990)* Je te dis vous (1993)* Dans ma chair (1997)* Le Mot de passe (1999)* Piano Bar (2002)* Sexe fort (2003)* Kabaret (2008)

Live albums	Carnets de scène (1991)* Tour de charme (1995)* Rendez-vous (1998)* Ce sera nous (2000)* Toute la musique... (2005)

Compilations and other albums	Christmas in Vienna VI (1999)* Rien ne s'arrête - Best of 1987-2001 (2001)

Singles	"Mademoiselle chante le blues" (1987)* "Mon mec à moi" (1988)* "Les hommes qui passent" (1990)* "Il me dit que je suis belle" (1993)* "Et s'il fallait le faire" (2009)

Associated artists	Didier Barbelivien* Jean-Jacques Goldman* Pascal Obispo

Discography and labels	Discography* Sony Music* Columbia Records

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