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VIDEO · CONTEST PERFORMANCE
FranceFrance/1992/GRAND FINAL

Monté la riviè

Kali

8thFINAL RESULT
73TOTAL POINTS
—FAN SCORE / 12
LANGUAGEfrench antillean creole
RUNNING ORDER6
SONGWRITERSJean-Marc Monnerville
TEMPO / KEY166 BPM · A minor
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LYRICS & TRANSLATION

Monté la riviè, wo, whoa…
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Monté la riviè, oh…
Wouvè zorey ou
Fòk ou aprann kouté bri dlo-a
I ké toujou montré'w la pou kontinyé
Kontinyé, oui, pe pe ba…
Ou pé ké janmen swèf
Pli ou ké monté pli dlo-a ké fré
Pli ou ké lé bwè pli ou kè lé monté
Monté la riviè, wo
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Monté la riviè, wo
Wouvè dé zyé'w gran
Toujou gadé koulè dlo-a
Anmizi ou ka monté, i ka vini pli klè
Pli klè, oui, pe pe ba…
Ou pé pa garé
Afos i klè tèlman, i ka briyé
Ou sé di sé an limyè ki ka gidé'w monté
La rivière d'amour, la rivière da la vie, oui
Monté la riviè
Wé, wé, wé… la riviè la vie, doudou…
Monté la riviè, wo
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Monté la riviè, wo
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Monté la riviè, wo
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la source de la rivière
Afos janbé wòch ni an lè
Ou ké rivé lasous-la ka soti ya
Entre les roches et les racines
Un jour tu verras la ѕource de la rivière
Monté lа riviè, wo

FAN SCORE

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—/12

Vocals7.8
Staging6.6
Catchiness7.2
Energy8.2

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 8th Place 73 Points Running order 6
SEMI-FINAL N/A (Direct Finalist)
final8th73 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Grand final points received from every voting country · jury and televote side by side

0SETS OF 12 POINTS
11 / 23COUNTRIES GAVE POINTS
0 / 0TELEVOTE / JURY POINTS
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FinlandFinland
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TurkeyTurkey
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SCALE12 pointstelevote 6–10jury 6–10no points
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♚ Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Kali Monté la riviè No past participations found
COMPOSER Jean-Marc Monnerville No past participations found
SPOKESPERSON Olivier Minne
Past participations
COMMENTATORS Thierry Beccaro
Past participations
ARTIST PEOPLE Jean-Marc Monnerville No past participations found
CONDUCTOR Magdi Vasco Novarrez No past participations found
SONGWRITERS Jean-Marc Monnerville No past participations found

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Kali

Kali is a French singer who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. She performed the song "Monté la riviè," which was sung in French and Antillean Creole. Kali achieved a commendable 8th place in the final, earning 73 points. Her performance highlighted a blend of cultural influences through her choice of language and style.