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1988 song by Lara Fabian

"Croire" Single by Lara Fabian Language French Released 1988 Composer Jacques Cardona Lyricist Alain Garcia Eurovision Song Contest 1988 entry Country Luxembourg Artist Lara Fabian Language French Composer Jacques Cardona Lyricist Alain Garcia Conductor Régis Dupré Finals performance Final result 4th Final points 90 Entry chronology ◄ "Amour, Amour" (1987) "Monsieur" (1989) ►

"**Croire**" (French pronunciation: [\[kʁwaʁ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); "To Trust") is a song performed in French by Belgian singer [Lara Fabian](/source/Lara_Fabian), written by Alain Garcia and composed by Jacques Cardona. The song [represented Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988) in the [Eurovision Song Contest 1988](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988), and became a hit in Europe selling nearly 500,000 copies.[1][2]

## Lyrics

The song is a [ballad](/source/Sentimental_ballad), with Fabian singing that she wants to believe in the good of humanity, rather than its dark side. She sings that "we have love within us", which is her central belief. Fabian also recorded the song in [English](/source/English_language) and [German](/source/German_language), as "Trust" and "Glaub'" respectively.[3]

## Eurovision Song Contest

"Croire" was performed at the [1988 edition](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988) of the Eurovision Song Contest by Fabian as an 18 year old emerging artist, who years later became internationally established.[4]

As a child and a teenager, Fabian composed her melodies and covered others songs on the piano, performed in small show rooms around [Brussels](/source/Brussels) and took part in amateurs contests in Belgium during the 1980s, winning several prizes. Her win at "Le Tremplin de Bruxelles" gave her the opportunity to record her first single, the double track "L'Aziza est en pleurs" / "Il y avait", in 1986. After listening to both songs, producer Hubert Terheggen hurried to a piano-bar in Belgium where Fabian performed, and asked her to represent [RTL TV](/source/RTL_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_L%C3%ABtzebuerg) channel for Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988. "Croire", composed by Jacques Cardona and Alain Garcia, was then presented to Fabian.[3]

At Eurovision the song was conducted by Régis Dupré and performed seventeenth, following [Belgium](/source/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988)'s [Reynaert](/source/Reynaert) with "[Laissez briller le soleil](/source/Laissez_briller_le_soleil)" and preceding [Italy](/source/Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988)'s [Luca Barbarossa](/source/Luca_Barbarossa) with "[Vivo (Ti scrivo)](/source/Vivo_(Ti_scrivo))". At the close of voting, it had received 90 points, placing 4th in a field of 21. This is Luxembourg's last entry in Eurovision to score a top five as well as a top ten position.[4] It was succeeded as Luxembourgish representative at the [1989 contest](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1989) by [Park Café](/source/Park_Caf%C3%A9) with "[Monsieur](/source/Monsieur_(song))".

## Other releases

In 1999, "Croire" was included as a bonus track on Fabian's [eponymously titled debut album](/source/Lara_Fabian_(French_album)), originally released in 1991. The song is also included in a compilation album of French-language Eurovision Song Contest entries, titled *Eurovision: Les plus belles chansons françaises*, released in 2000.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["MUSIC DATABASE - MUSICIAN: Lara Fabian"](https://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/musician/362840579c6a179a275800cedfc988c8b1228/biography). *radioswisspop.ch - SRG SSR*. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Frazer, Neill (2020). ["Where are They Now? Interview with Award-Winning Global Pop Artist LARA FABIAN Of The 90's Hit "I Will Love Again""](https://outloudculture.com/2019/09/12/where-are-they-now-interview-with-award-winning-global-pop-artist-lara-fabian-of-the-90s-hit-i-will-love-again/). *outloudculture.com*. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Croire_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Croire_3-1) ["LARA FABIAN - TOUTES LES FEMMES EN MOI, Biography"](http://larafabian-ua.narod.ru/larafabian_bio_en.pdf) (PDF). *larafabian-ua.narod.ru*. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Luxembourg_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Luxembourg_4-1) ["Luxembourg: Small in size, big in Eurovision"](https://eurovision.tv/story/top-10-entries-from-luxembourg). Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Eurovision: Les plus belles chansons françaises"](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/compilation/40c10/Eurovision:-Les-plus-belles-chansons-francaises). *ultratop.be*. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

## External links

- [Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1988](http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=304)

- [Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Croire".](http://www.diggiloo.net/?1988lu)

- [Allmusic.com, Lara Fabian biography.](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p320495)

v t e Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2024 2025 2026 Artists Michèle Arnaud Hugues Aufray Baccara Anne-Marie B Chris Baldo Solange Berry Sarah Bray Sophie Carle Céline Carzo Anne-Marie David Danièle Dupré Eva Marija Lara Fabian Camillo Felgen France Gall Sophie Garel Géraldine Corinne Hermès Kontinent Sherisse Laurence Vicky Leandros Margo Jeane Manson Jürgen Marcus Monique Melsen Modern Times Nana Mouskouri Franck Olivier Park Café Jean-Claude Pascal Plastic Bertrand Chris Roberts Malcolm Roberts Romuald Ireen Sheer Diane Solomon Sophie and Magaly Svetlana Tali Laura Thorn Michèle Torr Marion Welter David Alexandre Winter Songs "100% d'amour" "À force de prier" "Les Amants de minuit" "L'Amour de ma vie" "L'amour est bleu" "Amour, amour" "Amours mortes (tant de peine)" "Après toi" "Un baiser volé" "Bye Bye I Love You" "Catherine" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" "Children, Kinder, Enfants" "Cours après le temps" "Croire" "Dès que le printemps revient" "Donne-moi une chance" "Fighter" "Frère Jacques" "Un grand amour" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Je suis tombé du ciel" "Monsieur" "Mother Nature" "Ne crois pas" "Nous les amoureux" "Nous vivrons d'amour" "Papa Pingouin" "Parlez-vous français ?" "Petit bonhomme" "Pomme, pomme, pomme" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "La poupée monte le son" "Quand je te rêve" "Si la vie est cadeau" "So laang we's du do bast" "Sou fräi" "Toi" "Tu te reconnaîtras" Note: Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Countries Final Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia Withdrawn Cyprus Artists Final Yardena Arazi Luca Barbarossa Beathoven Boulevard La Década Céline Dion Dora Lara Fabian Scott Fitzgerald Afroditi Fryda Maxi and Chris Garden Hot Eyes Gerard Joling Jump the Gun Tommy Körberg Karoline Krüger Gérard Lenorman MFÖ Reynaert Srebrna krila Wilfried Withdrawn Yiannis Dimitrou Songs Final "Ben Adam" "Chanteur de charme" "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" "Clown" "Croire" "For vår jord" "Go" "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Lied für einen Freund" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Mangup" "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Shangri-La" "Stad i ljus" "Sufi" "Take Him Home" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" "Voltarei" Withdrawn "Thimame"

v t e Lara Fabian French albums Lara Fabian (1991) Carpe diem (1994) Pure (1996) Nue (2001) 9 (2005) Toutes les femmes en moi (2009) Le Secret (2013) Ma vie dans la tienne (2015) Papillon (2019) English albums Lara Fabian (1999) A Wonderful Life (2004) Mademoiselle Zhivago (2010) Camouflage (2017) Live recordings Live (1999) Live 2002 (2002) En toute intimité (2003) Un regard 9 Live (2006) Notable songs "Croire" "Je t'aime" "I Will Love Again" "I Am Who I Am" "Broken Vow" "Tu es mon autre" "Love by Grace" Soundtracks Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within De-Lovely Related articles Discography

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