Celine Dion Further success came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" and won the contest by a close margin in Dublin, Ireland. At age eighteen, after seeing a Michael Jackson performance, Dion told Angélil that she wanted to be a star like Jackson. Though confident in her talent, Angélil realized that her image needed to be changed for her to be marketed worldwide. Dion receded from the spotlight for a number of months, during which she underwent dental surgery to improve her appearance, and was sent to the École Berlitz
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the twelfth French-language winner in 28 contests; however only two French-language songs have won since, the last in 1988. Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 Luxembourg was represented by French singer Corinne Hermès, with the song '"Si la vie est cadeau", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their fifth and final Eurovision victory, tying them with France for the record of most victories until both were overtaken by Ireland in 1994. "Si la vie est cadeau"