Robert Cogoi
Robert Cogoi (born October 25, 1939 in Châtelet ; actually Mirko Kogoj ) is a Belgian singer .
biography
Kogoj was born in Belgium in 1939 to Yugoslav parents. In 1961 he took part in a singing competition and then got his first record deal with Philips and an engagement with RTL . In 1962 he took first place at the Grand Prix International des Variétés in the casino in Ostend . Shortly afterwards he received a gold record in France for 100,000 copies of his single Si un jour . In 1964 he was selected internally by the Walloon TV broadcaster RTB to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest . The ballad Près de ma rivière , written by the singer himself, was chosen as a contribution. At the competition in Copenhagen he received two points (one from Monaco and one from Portugal ) and thus reached a tenth place among 16 participants. He released other singles until the late 1960s. In Canada he had minor successes with the titles L'église , Pas une place pour me garer and Je m'sens très seul . In 1976 he worked as a composer and performer in the Belgian film Les arpents dorés . After retiring from show business for many years, he made a guest appearance at the Belgian preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 .
Discography
Singles
- Si un jour (1962)
- Pardonnez-moi Seigneur (1962)
- Je m'sens très seul (1963)
- Tu mens, mon amour (1963)
- Je fais serment (1963)
- Dou, dou, dou, doux (1963)
- Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes (1964)
- Près de ma rivière (1964, only released as EP outside of Canada)
- Quand le jour se lève (1964, only in Canada)
- Quand (1964, Canada only)
- Pas une place pour me garer (1966)
- J'avais besoin de parler à quelqu'un (1966)
- La télé (1966)
- Pas une place pour me garer (1966, only in Canada)
- Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (1967)
- Je te demande pardon (1967)
- L'église (1967, only in Canada)
- El bandido (1967, Canada only)
- Gina (1968)
- Mon île aux cocotiers (1968)
- Au four et au moulin (1969)
- Ma richesse (1969)
EPs
- Si un jour (1962)
- Je m'sens très seul (1963)
- Je serais mieux chez moi (1963)
- Dou, dou, dou, doux (1963)
- Près de ma rivière (1964)
- Non, rien n'a changé (1964)
- Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes (1964)
- Attendez, attendez (1965)
- Ça se voit sur ton visage (1965)
- 8h, 11h10 ', 15h23' (1966)
- J'avais besoin de parler à quelqu'un (1966)
- La télé (1966)
- Monica (1967)
- Je te demande pardon (1967)
Albums
- Je serais mieux chez moi ... (1963)
- Personne ... (1964)
- Les grands succès de Robert Cogoi (1964)
- Je m'sens très seul (1964)
- Robert Cogoi (1967)
Web links
- Robert Cogoi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography and discography
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.retrojeunesse60.com/robert.cogoi.html
- ↑ http://www.diggiloo.net/?1964be
- ↑ http://www.diggiloo.net/?scoreboard.1964
- ↑ http://www.diggiloo.net/?1964
- ↑ Les arpents dorés in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Finale national du concours eurovision de la chanson (2005) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cogoi, Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kogoj, Mirko (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Châtelet (Belgium) |