Et s'il fallait le faire

"Et s'il fallait le faire"
"Et s'il fallait le faire"
Single by Patricia Kaas
from the album Kabaret
Released	1 February 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Chanson; Jazz;
Length	3:47 (album version); 3:01 (Eurovision edit)
Label	Sony Music, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Patricia Kaas singles chronology
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry
Country	France
Artist(s)	Patricia Kaas
Language	French
Composer(s)	Fred Blondin
Lyricist(s)	Anse Lazio
Finals performance
Final result	8th
Final points	107
Entry chronology
	◄ "Divine" (2008)
	"Allez Ola Olé" (2010) ►

"Et s'il fallait le faire" (And if it had to be done) is a song by French singer Patricia Kaas and the first single off her album Kabaret. It was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia, where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was written and composed by Anse Lazio and Fred Blondin.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The original version of the song was recorded and first released in on the Kabaret album in December 2008. On 1 February 2009, an edit of the song was released as a single in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The edit was made particularly with the Eurovision Song Contest in mind.^[4]

Eurovision 2009[]

The song competed in the final of the contest on 16 May 2009 where it finished 8th with 107 points. It was the highest entry for France since 2002.

Charts[]

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[5]	21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[6]	18
CIS (Tophit)^[7]	223
France (SNEP)^[8]	41

Sources and external links[]

References[]

^ Demailly, Patrice (2009-02-01). "Patricia Kaas, l'épatant retour" (in French). Nord Eclair. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ Floras, Stella (2009-02-01). "France Eurovision entry is 'S'il fallait le faire'". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ Sanz Martin, Jorge (2009-02-02). "France: "Et s'il fallait le faire" to Moscow". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
^ Sanbout, Anais (2009-02-01). "Eurovision: Patricia Kaas chantera "Et s'il fallait le faire"" (in French). Tele News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
^ "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Patricia Kaas — Et s'il fallait le faire. Tophit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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[1] Demailly, Patrice (2009-02-01). "Patricia Kaas, l'épatant retour" (in French). Nord Eclair. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[2] Floras, Stella (2009-02-01). "France Eurovision entry is 'S'il fallait le faire'". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[3] Sanz Martin, Jorge (2009-02-02). "France: "Et s'il fallait le faire" to Moscow". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-02.

[4] Sanbout, Anais (2009-02-01). "Eurovision: Patricia Kaas chantera "Et s'il fallait le faire"" (in French). Tele News. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Patricia_Kaas-5] "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Patricia_Kaas-6] "Ultratop.be – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[sc_CIS_Patricia_Kaas-7] Patricia Kaas — Et s'il fallait le faire. Tophit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[sc_France_Patricia_Kaas-8] "Lescharts.com – Patricia Kaas – Et s'il fallait le faire" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Mademoiselle chante... Scène de vie Je te dis vous Dans ma chair Le mot de passe Piano Bar Sexe fort Kabaret Kaas chante Piaf
Live albums	Carnets de scène Kabaret: Live au Casino de Paris Kaas chante Piaf à l'Olympia
Compilations	Rien ne s'arrête 19 par Patricia Kaas Mademoiselle n'a pas chanté que le blues
Other albums	Christmas in Vienna VI
Singles	"Mademoiselle chante le blues" "Mon mec à moi" "Les hommes qui passent" "Il me dit que je suis belle" "If You Go Away" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Hymne à l'amour"