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unusual facts about Papa Pingouin



Autostop

"Autostop" was performed third out of the nineteen entries of the night and followed Turkey's Ajda Pekkan with "Pet'r Oil" while preceding Luxembourg's Sophie & Magaly with "Papa Pingouin".


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Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Despite the fact that the song is often considered a byword for Eurovision silliness, "Papa Pingouin" sold over a million copies in France and associated markets, and a cover version by Pigloo spent three weeks at the top of the French singles chart in 2006.