C'est La Vie

C'est La Vie
General Information
Performed by	Claude
Composer(s)	Arno Krabman, Claude Kiambe, Joren van der Voort, Léon Palmen
Lyricist(s)	Arno Krabman, Claude Kiambe, Joren van der Voort, Léon Palmen
Language(s)	French, English
Eurovision
Year	2025
Country	The Netherlands
Semi-Final Position	3rd
Semi-Final Points	121
Final Position	12th
Final Points	175
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	Europapa
Following	TBA

C'est La Vie (translation: "It's Life") was the Dutch entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel performed by Claude.

It qualified from the first semifinal in 3rd place. In the final, it was performed 12th following Latvia and preceding Finland. At the close of voting, it finished in 12th place with175 points.

Lyrics

• French/English
• Translation

"C'est la vie", she sang to me
Je me rappelle, j'étais petit
Oh, I was just a little boy
Could I remember la mélodie, la mélodie?

C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haut et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
Que sera, oui sera ?
Me voici, me voilà
Chanter un, deux, trois

C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie

C'est la vie, et qu'à miracle
Sometimes in love, sometimes misérable
And I still hear my mama's voice, and suddenly
La mélodie, la mélodie

C'est comme ci, c'est comme ça
C'est en haut et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
Que sera, oui sera ?
Me voici, me voilà
Chanter un, deux, trois

C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la vie
Oui, c'est la-la-la-la, la vie
C'est la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, la vie

Oh, c'est la vie
La vie en rose
La vie en noir
Oh, des soirées comme ça
And I will sing until it's over
It goes la, la-la, la-la-la

C'est comme ci, ce comme ça
C'est un haut et en bas
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
Que sera, oui sera ?
Écoute-moi, oh maman
Chanter un, deux, trois
C'est la vie

"It's life", she sang to me
I recall, I was little
Oh, I was just a little boy
Could I remember the melody, the melody?

It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
What will be, what will be?
Here I am, there I am
Sing one, two, three

It's la-la-la-la, life
It's la-la-la-la, life
Yes, its la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, life

It's life, and a miracle
Sometimes in love, sometimes miserable
And I still hear my mama's voice, and suddenly
The melody, the melody

It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
What will be, what will be?
Here I am, here I am
Sing one, two, three

It's la-la-la-la, life
It's la-la-la-la, life
Yes, its la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, life
Yes, it's la-la-la-la, life
Yes, it's la-la-la-la, life
It's la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la, life

Oh, it's life
Life in rose
Life in black
Oh, these nights like this
And I will sing until it's over
It goes la, la-la, la-la-la

It's like this, it's like that
It's up and it's down
It goes up, it goes down
And around, and around
What will be, what will be?
Listen to me, oh mother
Sing one, two, three
It's life

Videos

Claude - C'est La Vie (LIVE) - Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Grand Final - Eurovision 2025

Claude - C'est La Vie - Netherlands 🇳🇱 - Official Music Video - -Eurovision2025