Representing France, she won the
Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with ''
L'oiseau et l'enfant'' ("The bird and the child") the day before her 20th birthday, with music by
Jean Paul Cara and words by
Joe Gracy. The single reached No. 42 in the
UK Singles Chart in June 1977. This achievement made her the first Eurovision winner to be born after the creation of the contest itself. In 1981, Myriam also represented France in the
Yamaha Music Festival with the song "Sentimentale;" she came in ninth place. In recent years, she has read out the votes of the French Jury at the
Eurovision Song Contest. Myriam made an appearance at the 50th anniversary concert in
Copenhagen,
Denmark, in October 2005 as a guest presenter and performer. The same year, she wrote the introduction to the French edition of
The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History by
John Kennedy O'Connor. ==Personal life==