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Il était temps was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens performed by Virginie Pouchain. She was to have performed a different song, but it was withdrawn by the composer.

In the final, it was performed 19th following Ukraine and preceding Croatia. At the close of voting, it finished in 22nd place with 5 points, many citing a poor vocal performance as the reason why it fared so badly.

Lyrics[]

Devenir, comme seule raison de résister
Tenir, élever le ton pour exister
Ça se dit, ça se chante facilement
Mais mon refrain aujourd'hui, c'est:

Il était temps qu'enfin le ciel se rappelle de moi
Il était temps, enfin une trêve, ma chance à moi
Il était temps, il était temps

Courir après l'idéal, ça vaut le coup
Souffrir, ça fait moins mal quand c'est un rêve au bout
Ça se dit, ça se chante legèrement
Mais mon refrain aujourd'hui, c'est:

Il était temps qu'enfin le ciel se rappelle de moi
Il était temps, enfin une trêve, ma chance à moi
Il était temps, il était temps

J'y croyais plus
J'y croyais plus, d'ailleurs j'ai du mal à le croire encore

Il était temps qu'enfin le ciel se rappelle de moi
Il était temps, enfin une trêve, ma chance à moi

Il était temps, pourvu que ça reste, et si ça ne dure pas
Je serais heureuse de dire aux enfants
Que j'y ai touché une fois dans mon temps

Il était temps

Become, as the only reason to resist
Hold out, raise your voice to exist
You can say it, you can sing it easily
But today my chorus is:

It was time for heaven to remember me at last
It was time, finally a rest, my own chance
It was time, it was time

Run after an ideal, it's worth it
Suffer, it hurts less when a dream is at the end

You can say it, you can sing it softly
But today my chorus is:

It was time for heaven to remember me at last
It was time, finally a rest, my own chance
It was time, it was time

I didn't believe it anymore
I didn't believe it anymore, actually it's still hard for me to believe it

It was time for heaven to remember me at last
It was time, finally a rest, my own chance

It was time, hopefully it will stay, and if it doesn't last
I'd be glad to tell the children
That I've touched it once in my lifetime
It was time

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Participants
Semi-Final
Flag of BulgariaMariana PopovaFlag of SloveniaAnžej DežanFlag of AndorraJennifer SerranoFlag of BelarusPolina SmolovaFlag of AlbaniaLuiz EjlliFlag of BelgiumKate RyanFlag of CyprusAnnet ArtaniFlag of MonacoSéverine FerrerFlag of PolandIch Troje ft. Real McCoyFlag of The NetherlandsTrebleFlag of PortugalNonstopFlag of EstoniaSandra OxenrydFlag of IcelandSilvia Night
Final
Flag of SwitzerlandSix4OneFlag of MoldovaArsenium ft. Connect-R & Natalia GordienkoFlag of IsraelEddie ButlerFlag of LatviaVocal Group CosmosFlag of NorwayChristine GuldbrandsenFlag of SpainLas KetchupFlag of MaltaFabrizio FanielloFlag of GermanyTexas LightningFlag of DenmarkSidsel Ben SemmaneFlag of RussiaDima BilanFlag of MacedoniaElena RisteskaFlag of RomaniaMihai TrăistariuFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaHari Mata HariFlag of LithuaniaLT UnitedFlag of United KingdomDaz SampsonFlag of GreeceAnna VissiFlag of FinlandLordiFlag of UkraineTina KarolFlag of FranceVirginie PouchainFlag of CroatiaSeverinaFlag of IrelandBrian KennedyFlag of SwedenCarola HäggkvistFlag of TurkeySibel TüzünFlag of ArmeniaAndré
Songs
Semi-Final
Flag of BulgariaLet Me CryFlag of SloveniaMr NobodyFlag of AndorraSense tuFlag of BelarusMumFlag of AlbaniaZjarr e ftohtëFlag of BelgiumJe t'adoreFlag of CyprusWhy Angels CryFlag of MonacoLa Coco-DanceFlag of PolandFollow My HeartFlag of The NetherlandsAmambandaFlag of PortugalCoisas de nada (Gonna Make You Dance)Flag of EstoniaThrough My WindowFlag of IcelandCongratulations
Final
Flag of SwitzerlandIf We All Give A LittleFlag of MoldovaLocaFlag of IsraelTogether We Are OneFlag of LatviaI Hear Your HeartFlag of NorwayAlvedansenFlag of SpainUn BlodymaryFlag of MaltaI doFlag of GermanyNo No NeverFlag of DenmarkTwist of LoveFlag of RussiaNever Let You GoFlag of MacedoniaNinanajnaFlag of RomaniaTorneròFlag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaLejlaFlag of LithuaniaWe Are the WinnersFlag of United KingdomTeenage LifeFlag of GreeceEverythingFlag of FinlandHard Rock HallelujahFlag of UkraineShow Me Your LoveFlag of FranceIl était tempsFlag of CroatiaMoja štiklaFlag of IrelandEvery Song Is a Cry for LoveFlag of SwedenInvincibleFlag of TurkeySüper StarFlag of ArmeniaWithout Your Love

Videos[]

Virginie_Pouchain_-_Il_était_temp

Virginie Pouchain - Il était temp

Virginie_Pouchin_-_Il_était_Temps_(France)_2006_Final

Virginie Pouchin - Il était Temps (France) 2006 Final

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