Papa Pingouin
{{Short description|1980 song by Sophie & Magaly}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Papa Pingouin
| cover = Sophie et Magaly - Papa Pingouin.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| language = French
| artist = Sophie & Magaly
| album =
| B-side = Tous Les Enfants Du Monde
| released = 1980
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 3:05
| label = Jupiter
| composer =
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| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} "Papa Pingouin"
| image = Sophie et Magaly - Papa Pingouin.jpg
| caption =
| year = 1980
| country = Luxembourg
| artist = {{hlist|Sophie Gilles|Magaly Gilles}}
| as = Sophie & Magaly
| with =
| language = French
| languages =
| composer = {{hlist|Ralph Siegel|Bernd Meinunger}}
| lyricist = {{hlist|Pierre Delanoë|Jean-Paul Cara}}
| conductor = Norbert Daum
| place = 9th
| points = 56
| prev = J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux
| prev_link = J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux
| next = C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique
| next_link = C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique
}}
{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|K8XRWZ-0Faw|"Papa Pingouin"}}}}
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"Papa Pingouin" ({{IPA|fr|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 {{esccnty|Luxembourg|t=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 {{esccnty|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.{{Cite web |title=Papa Pingouin - lyrics|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1980lu|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}} Sophie & Magaly also recorded the German-language version of the song titled "Papa Pinguin".
= Eurovision =
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1980 - Sophie & Magaly.jpg
The Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) internally selected the song as {{esccnty|Luxembourg|t=its entrant}} for the {{escyr|1980||25th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest.
On 19 April 1980, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the {{lang|nl|Nederlands Congresgebouw|i=unset}} in The Hague hosted by {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|i=unset}} (NOS), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Sophie & Magaly performed "Papa Pingouin" fourth on the night, following {{esccnty|Greece|y=1980}}'s "Autostop" by Anna Vissi and The Epikouri and preceding {{esccnty|Morocco|y=1980}}'s "Bitaqat Hub" by Samira. Norbert Daum conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Luxembourgian entry.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1980|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1980|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=NOS / EBU|date=19 April 1980}}
By the end of the night, the song had received 56 points, placing ninth out of nineteen entries.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1980 scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}}
Chart history
=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1980)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| France (IFOP){{cite web|url=https://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_S.php|title=Tous les titres par artiste - S|website=InfoDisc|language=fr}}, Select "SOPHIE & MAGALY" in the menu and click OK.
| style="text-align:center;"|18 |
Legacy
=Pigloo version=
{{Infobox song
| name = Le Papa Pingouin
| cover = Papa_pingouin.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Pigloo
| album = La Banquise
| released = {{start date|2006|2|27|df=y}}
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| length = 3:09
| label = Sony BMG Music
| composer = {{hlist|Ralph Siegel|Bernd Meinunger}}
| lyricist = {{hlist|Pierre Delanoë|Jean-Paul Cara}}
| producer = {{hlist|Christophe Berthier|Philippe Kassenbeck}}
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| next_title = Le Ragga des pingouins
| next_year = 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==
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===Weekly charts===
"Le Papa Pingouin"
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!Chart (2006) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Pigloo|song=Le Papa Pingouin|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Eurocharts|magazine=Music & Media|volume=118|issue=16|page=81|date=22 April 2006}}
|5 |
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| {{single chart|France|1|artist=Pigloo|song=Le Papa Pingouin|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022|refname="fra"}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|24|artist=Pigloo|song=Le Papa Pingouin|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022}} |
"Papa Pinguin"
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!Chart (2007) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Pigloo|song=Papa Pinguin|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|6|artist=Pigloo|song=Papa Pinguin|songid=281200|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Pigloo|song=Papa Pinguin|rowheader=true|access-date=16 December 2022|refname="swi2007"}} |
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===Year-end charts===
"Le Papa Pingouin"
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!Chart (2006) !Position |
| scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006|title=Rapports annuels 2006|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|18 |
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| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_100_singles.jsp|title=European Hot 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114134432/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_100_singles.jsp|archive-date=14 November 2007|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|39 |
| scope="row"|France (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2006|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2006|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|5 |
"Papa Pinguin"
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2007) !Position |
| scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2007|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2007|language=de|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|39 |
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| scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2007|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2007|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|70 |
| scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2007|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007|language=de|access-date=16 December 2022}}
|91 |
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2006|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2006&type=9|title=Certifications Singles Platine – année 2006|publisher=Disque en France|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307200514/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=2006&type=9|archive-date=7 March 2012|access-date=16 December 2022}}|salesamount=292,224|salesref={{cite web|url=http://fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-Charts-Top100single2006France.htm|title=The 100 best-selling singles in France of 2006|website=fanofmusic.free.fr|language=fr|access-date=16 December 2022}}|access-date=16 December 2022}}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|215329|Papa Pingouin|type=single}}
- [http://www.bide-et-musique.com/artist/349.html Bide-et-musique.com, Sophie & Magaly]
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1980}}
{{Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Eurovision songs of Luxembourg
Category:Eurovision songs of 1980
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Ralph Siegel
Category:Songs written by Bernd Meinunger