Concerns were expressed that this contravened Eurovision rules on verbal obscenities, but in the end the line was allowed to stand.
[2] "Je suis un vrai garçon" was a daring and risky song for Eurovision at the time, but had the fortune to be drawn to be performed last of the 25 participating entries.
Morato, in an all-black outfit – including leotard, jacket, velvet top hat and high-heeled thigh boots – was joined on stage by Chedid, and delivered a confident performance, which resulted in a seventh-place finish.
It was followed in 1999 by the darker Moderato, heavily by influenced the personal tragedy of the death of her 11-year-old daughter, born of her relationship with David Christie.
[1] Morato has spent recent years touring and appearing in stage productions such as The Vagina Monologues.