J'ai volé la vie was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne performed by Nathalie Pâque, who was only 12 years old at the time of her appearance. In the same year, Gili of Israel caused controversy of being among the youngest entrants, thus the EBU introduced a new minimum age for participation the following year. On the night of the Contest, it was performed fifteenth following Finland and preceding Spain. At the close of voting, it finished in 8th place with 60 points.