French label Marianne Melodie has just released a double CD with all the songs recorded by Marie and published by Pathe EMI France between 1970 and 1975. This makes a grand total of 52 tracks, including her 1973 entry for Monaco, Un train qui part, and 14 previously unreleased songs.

Marie, whose real name is Marie-France Dufour, began her career at the age of 20, in 1970, with two singles that gained a certain success: Soleil and Souviens-toi de moi. In the late 80s, after a long period without any personal recording, Marie came back under a new pseudonym: Marie Marie. On October 18th, 1990, she died of an acute leukemia.Apart from the Eurovision entry, two songs on the double CD may be of a great interest for people fond of cover versions: a French version of ABBA's classic SOS and a French version of Donna Summer's early hit The hostage. In that version, the one being the hostage is not the husband of the singer but her child.

Complete track list:

1. Dieu (God)
2. Laisse-moi t'embrasser (Let me embrace you)
3. Coucher d'amour (Downfall of love)
4. Souviens-toi de moi (Remember me)
5. Souris-moi (Smile at me)
6. Embrasse-moi (Embrace me)
7. Soleil (Sun)
8. Il ne faut jamais sourire d'un enfant (You may never greet a child with smiles)
9. Il faut toujours croire à la chance (You always have to believe in luck)
10. Ma vie commence aujourd'hui (My life begins today)
11. Kaléidoscope (Kaleidoscope)
12. La vie (Life)
13. C'est (It is)
14. Vis ta vie (Live your life)
15. J'ai trouvé ma route (I have found my way)
16. Le marin de Dublin (The sailor of Dublin)
17. Ma mère (My mother)
18. La colombe et le cerisier (The dove and the cherry tree)
19. Quand il repart (When he moves on)
20. Elle a raison (She is right)
21. Sans toi (Without you)
22. La fille et le papillon (The girl and the butterfly)
23. Amazonie (Amazonia)
24. Rain
25. Rose blanche (White rose)
26. Viens rêver en music (Comeand dream with the music)
27. Voyage intérieur (Inner journey)
28. Dans le ciel (In heaven)
29. Je suis seule (I am alone)
30. Suis cet enfant (Be that child)
31. Le vieil homme (The old man)
32. Vivre (To live)
33. Laissez vivre (Let live)
34. La vie est à nous (Life belongs to us)
35. Un train qui part (A train that leaves)
36. Le géant (The giant)
37. Rik-Rak
38. Matin d'été (Summer morning)
39. L'otage (The hostage)
40. Moi (Me)
41. Ma Maman (My Mum)
42. Si l'on s'aimait comme ils s'aiment dans les journaux (If we loved each other like they do in the papers)
43. Dors (Sleep)
44. SOS
45. C'est loin la France (France is far away)
46. Vivre (To live)
47. Et toutes ces choses (And all those things)
48. Le rêve (The dream)
49. Le vagabond (The roamer)
50. Crédence (Arrangement)
51. Ne dis pas que tu m'aimes (Don't say that you love me)
52. Il faut partir un jour(One day we will have to leave)

The CDs can be ordered here (external link). More information in French can be found onher fan website marie-soleil.com here.

Marie represented Monaco at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest and placed 8th. Thelyrics of her song Un train qui part were penned by Boris Bergman, who also wrote Monaco's 1975 entry Une chanson, c'est une lettre. He later became a very sought-after lyricist. He mainly wrote for Alain Bashung.

Special thanks to Alain Fontan.