Robert Cogoi
Robert Cogoi | |
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Cogoi in 2004 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Mirko Kogoj |
Born | (1939-10-25)25 October 1939 Châtelet, Belgium |
Died | 14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 82) |
Genres | Pop, Chanson |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Robert Cogoi (born Mirko Kogoj, 25 October 1939 – 14 May 2022)[1] was a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest.
Early career
Cogoi was born in Châtelet to Slovene parents. In 1961 he picked up a contract with Philips Records, and the following year, won first prize at the Grand Prix International des Variétés at the Casino in Ostend with the song "Si un jour", which went on to sell 100,000 copies in France, earning Cogoi a gold disc.[2]
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1964, Cogoi was chosen as the Belgian representative to perform his self-penned song "Près de ma rivière" ("Close by My River") in the ninth Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 21 March in Copenhagen. For the first time since the inaugural contest in 1956, the Belgian entry was chosen by internal selection on the part of TV channel RTBF rather than by a public or jury vote. "Près de ma rivière" received only two votes (from Monaco and Portugal), which was enough for a joint tenth-place finish of 16 entries, as four other songs received no votes at all.[3]
Later career
Cogoi continued releasing albums and singles, with modest success, until the late 1960s.[2] In 1976 he appeared in the Belgium film Les arpents dorés.
After many years out of the public eye, Cogoi made a guest appearance, along with several other former Eurovision participants, at the Belgian Eurovision national final in 2005.[4]
Discography
Singles
- Si un jour (1962)
- Pardonnez-moi Seigneur (1962)
- Je m'sens très seul (1963)
- Tu mens, mon amour (1963)
- Je fais serment (1963)
- Dou, dou, dou, doux (1963)
- Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes (1964)
- Près de ma rivière (1964, außerhalb Kanadas nur als EP veröffentlicht)
- Quand le jour se lève (1964, nur in Kanada)
- Quand (1964, nur in Kanada)
- Pas une place pour me garer (1966)
- J'avais besoin de parler à quelqu'un (1966)
- La télé (1966)
- Pas une place pour me garer (1966, nur in Kanada)
- Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (1967)
- Je te demande pardon (1967)
- L'église (1967, nur in Kanada)
- El bandido (1967, nur in Kanada)
- Gina (1968)
- Mon île aux cocotiers (1968)
- Au four et au moulin (1969)
- Ma richesse (1969)
- "La Station Service"/"Le Monde Est Grand " ("Hej Gamle Man") (1971)
- "Oublie Barbara" (1971)
EP`s
- Si un jour (1962)
- Je m'sens très seul (1963)
- Je serais mieux chez moi (1963)
- Dou, dou, dou, doux (1963)
- Près de ma rivière (1964)
- Non, rien n'a changé (1964)
- Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes (1964)
- Attendez, attendez (1965)
- Ça se voit sur ton visage (1965)
- 8h, 11h10’, 15h23’ (1966)
- J'avais besoin de parler à quelqu'un (1966)
- La télé (1966)
- Monica (1967)
- Je te demande pardon (1967)
Albums
- Je serais mieux chez moi... (1963)
- Personne... (1964)
- Les grands succès de Robert Cogoi (1964)
- Je m'sens très seul (1964)
- Robert Cogoi (1967)
References
External links
- Robert Cogoi discography at Discogs
- Robert Cogoi at IMDb
Preceded by Jacques Raymond with "Waarom?" | Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | Succeeded by Lize Marke with "Als het weer lente is" |
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- Bob Benny
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- Robert Cogoi
- Mélanie Cohl
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- Lisa del Bo
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- Jacques Hustin
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- Philippe Lafontaine
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- Linda Lepomme
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- Micha Marah
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- Morgane
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- Nicole and Hugo
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- Pas de Deux
- Pierre Rapsat
- Jacques Raymond
- Nuno Resende
- Reynaert
- Kate Ryan
- Liliane Saint-Pierre
- Bobbejaan Schoepen
- Sennek
- Sergio and the Ladies
- Nathalie Sorce
- Emly Starr
- Stella
- Telex
- Laura Tesoro
- Tonia
- Urban Trad
- Jean Vallée
- Witloof Bay
- Xandee
- Jacques Zegers
- "1 Life"
- "À la folie ou pas du tout"
- "Als het weer lente is"
- "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
- "Avanti la vie"
- "Baby, Baby"
- "Because of You"
- "Before the Party's Over"
- "City Lights"
- "Copycat"
- "Dis oui"
- "Door de wind"
- "Envie de vivre"
- "Euro-Vision"
- "Fleur de liberté"
- "Geef het op"
- "Gelukkig zijn"
- "Goeiemorgen, morgen"
- "Le Grand soir"
- "Hey Nana"
- "Hou toch van mij"
- "Iemand als jij"
- "Ik heb zorgen"
- "J'aime la vie"
- "Je t'adore"
- "Jennifer Jennings"
- "Judy et Cie"
- "Laat me nu gaan"
- "Laissez briller le soleil"
- "Liefde is een kaartspel"
- "Like the Wind"
- "Love Kills"
- "Love Power"
- "Ma petite chatte"
- "Macédomienne"
- "A Matter of Time"
- "Me and My Guitar"
- "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
- "A Million in One, Two, Three"
- "Miss You"
- "Mon amour pour toi"
- "Mother"
- "Nous, on veut des violons"
- "O Julissi"
- "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
- "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
- "Près de ma rivière"
- "Quand tu reviendras"
"Release Me"- "Rendez-vous"
- "Rhythm Inside"
- "Samson"
- "Sanomi"
- "September, gouden roos"
- "Si tu aimes ma musique"
- "Sister"
- "Soldiers of Love"
- "Straatdeuntje"
- "Ton nom"
- "Viens l'oublier"
- "La Voix est libre"
- "Waarom?"
- "Wake Up"
- "What's the Pressure"
- "With Love Baby"
- "Would You?"
- "The Wrong Place"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete