2005 Monaco: Lise Darly - Tout de moi (24th place at Eurovision Song Contest semifinal in Kyiv)

2005 - Monaco
Performed by: Lise Darly
Music by: Philippe Bosco
Lyrics by: Philippe Bosco
Language: French
Other versions: English
This entry did not qualify for the ESC final.


In 2005 Monaco once again relied on the recipe for success of "young and female". As in 2004, those responsible for the preliminary round had only shortlisted female singers. The delegation led by Phil Bosco, who is responsible for all matters relating to the Eurovision Song Contest in the principality, chose Lise Darly in an internal selection.

Lise Darly, whose real name is Elise Granier, won a national singing competition at the age of 19 and decided two years later to pursue a professional career as a singer. Since 2003, she has performed in shows, primarily in France, with the Grand Orchestra of Baie des Anges.

The 23-year-old had already competed in the national preliminary round in 2004 and had to settle for second place. At that time, the singer Maryon was sent to Istanbul. Maryon's entry "Notre planète", written by Phil Bosco, had failed in the semi-finals there.

Lise Darly also traveled to Kiev with a song written by Phil Bosco. "Tout de moi" is an up-tempo song with classical and symphonic elements. The piece had previously been worked on hard. The Monaco Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Didier Favre had re-recorded the melody. The result was heard and approved by the highest authorities: In a special performance, Lise Darly presented the work to Prince Albert, who was very impressed.

"Tout de Moi" was less well received by the semi-final audience in Kiev. Lise Darly ended up in second to last place as 24th out of 25 countries in the semifinal, therefore placing 38th out of 39 total countries, beating only Lithuania. Monaco received 10 points from Andorra (who were using a jury due to an insufficient number of televotes made in the tiny principality), 10 points from France and 2 points from Moldova.

Now she is living and working in Monaco. In 2012, Lise participated in the casting of the first season of The Voice, la plus belle voix on TF1 where she performed The Edge of Glory and managed to make Florent Pagny and Louis Bertignac turn around. She chose Florent Pagny as her coach.

In September 2013, she played a role in L'Étoile filante, the first episode of the fourth season of Profilage on TF1. She plays a beautiful singer in her forties found dead in the back of a jazz club, alongside Philippe Bas and Odile Vuillemin.


Here is Lise's song in English:

   • ESC 2005 Lise Darly 🇲🇨 Tout De Moi EN...  


LYRICS:

Tout de moi

Je donnerais ce que j'ai de plus cher
Je pourrais même faire quelques prières
J'apprendrais à devenir celle
Que tu voudrais que je devienne

J'irais contre les tempêtes et les vents
Je crierais haut et fort mes sentiments
Pour que nos routes se mélangent
Je deviendrais ton ange

Tout de moi
Je dépose à tes pieds mes heures et mes armes
Quand tout déjà
Me rappelle que je ne suis rien sans toi

Oui, tout de moi
Je te donne tous mes rêves, mon cœur et mon âme
Quand tout déjà
Me rappelle que j'n'existe plus sans toi

Dans cette ville où tout parle de nous
Reste le souvenir des rendez-vous
J'accroche des mots pleins d'espoir
En attendant le vent du soir

J'ai des nuits qui ressemblent à des années
J'ai perdu le sommeil à trop rêver
J'ai beau crier contre des murs
Mais rien ne me rassure

Tout de moi
Je dépose à tes pieds mes heures et mes armes
Quand tout déjà
Me rappelle que je ne suis rien sans toi

Et si les dieux sont contre nous
Alors je serais marabout
Je chasserais les hivers froids
Comme une reine de cœur défend son roi
Oh whoa...
Oh oh....

Tout de moi
Je dépose à tes pieds mes heures et mes armes
Quand tout déjà
Me rappelle que je ne suis rien sans toi


TRANSLATION:

All of me

I'd give the dearest I have
I could even say some prayers
I'd learn to become the one
You want me to become

I'd face storms and winds
I'd shout out my feelings clearly out loud
To fuse our routes
I'd become your angel

All of me
I lay my time and my weapons down at your feet
When everything already
Reminds me that I'm nothing without you

Yes, all of me
I give you all my dreams, my heart and my soul
When everything already
Reminds me that I don't exist without you

In this town where everything speaks about us
The memory of our dates are left
I hang up words full of hope
Waiting for the evening wind

I have nights that look like years
I've lost sleep by dreaming too much
I've shouted against walls
But nothing puts my mind at ease

All of me
I lay my time and my weapons down at your feet
When everything already
Reminds me that I'm nothing without you

And if the gods are against us
Then I would be a marabout
I would hunt cold winters
Like a queen of hearts defends her king
Oh whoa...
Oh oh....

All of me
I lay my time and my weapons down at your feet
When everything already
Reminds me that I'm nothing without you