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Refrain

song written and composed by Émile Gardaz and Géo Voumard, originally performed by Lys Assia at the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest
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Refrain

Summary

Refrain is a musical work/composition[1]. Refrain ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (962 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Refrain's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Refrain's composer is recorded as Géo Voumard[4].
  • Refrain's genre is chanson[5].
  • Refrain was performed by Lys Assia[6].
  • Refrain was performed by Lys Assia[7].
  • Refrain's Commons category is recorded as Refrain[8].
  • Refrain's language of work or name is recorded as French[9].
  • Refrain was released on 1956[10].
  • Refrain's lyricist is recorded as Émile Gardaz[11].
  • Refrain's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[12].
  • Refrain's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Refrain'}[13].
  • Refrain's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Lys Assia[6].

Publication

Refrain was released on 1956[10]. Refrain's language of work or name is recorded as French[9]. Refrain's genre is chanson[5].

Why It Matters

Refrain ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (962 views/month).[2] Refrain has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Refrain is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Lys Assia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GEMA Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → French
    Performer → Lys Assia, Lys Assia
    Form of creative work → song
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9008007769, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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