Divine

Divine
General Information
Performed by	Sébastien Tellier
Composer(s)	Sébastien Tellier
Lyricist(s)	Sébastien Tellier, Amandine de la Richardière
Language(s)	English, French
Eurovision
Year	2008
Country	France
Final Position	19th
Final Points	47
Preceding and Following Songs
Preceding	L'amour à la française
Following	Et s'il fallait le faire

Divine was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade performed by Sébastien Tellier.

When it was first released, it garnered controversy as the lyrics were mostly in English. Tellier had to promise further French lyrics before the competition.

In the live performance, Tellier came on stage driving a golf caddy, carrying a helium-filled globe - which he breathed in from on the second verse, causing his voice to become higher-pitched.

Because France was a part of the Big Four, France automatically qualified for the final. They performed 19th on the night following Ukraine and preceding Azerbaijan. At the close of voting, it finished in 19th place with 47 points, which can be attributed to poor vocals from both Tellier and the backing singers (dressed to look like Tellier, but some fans relate them to Conchita Wurst).

Lyrics

No no no no
I'm looking for a band today
I see the Chivers anyway
Through my eyes

Oh oh oh
I... I'm alone in life to say
I love the Chivers anyway
'Cause Chivers look divine
Look away
They try to find the Milky Way
They love to drink it every day

No no no no
You... you and I, it's like you said
I'm not a Chivers anyway
You look fine

Oh oh oh
I... I'm alone in life to say
I love the Chivers anyway
'Cause Chivers look divine
Look away
They try to find the Milky Way

I... toi et moi, c'est comme tu sais
Comment mon cœur a succombé
She looks fine

Oh oh oh
I'm looking for a band today
I see the Chivers anyway
I'll be a Chivers guy some day
In my mind

Dudu dududu dududu...
Dudu dududu dududu...
Du... dudu...

Trivia

• The song refers to the French movie Steak (2007), which is about two "losers" who want to belong to the cool high school group – the Chivers. Sébastien Tellier collaborated on the soundtrack for this movie. The French part means "You and me, it's as you know, how my heart succumbed". In the final, the second French line was "Pour moi, l'amour chante en français" (For me, love sings in French).

Videos

Sébastien Tellier - Divine (Official Video)

Sébastien Tellier - Divine (France) Live 2008 Eurovision Song Contest