Chanson tournesol nana mouskouri biography

According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Sunday, January 19), Nana Mouskouri 's hit Le tournesol is now considered to be the Greatest Song in the History of Music.

UPDATE 20/01/ : This story seems to be false.

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Top songs of all time

To many of you it’s probably a familiar story. Once every decade, the world-renowned music magazine Watch and Listen conducts a global poll of music producers and critics from 80 different countries and translated into 20 languages.

The recognition of Le tournesol in this decade's list doesn't come as much of a surprise.

Here are the top 5 best songs ever written in the world, according to the poll (followed by the percentage of votes):

1. Le tournesol (Nana Mouskouri, ) : 45%
2. Imagine (John Lennon, ) : 22%
3. Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan, ) : 11%
4. La Tortura (Shakira, ) : 8%