André Claveau
Andre Claveau | |
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André Claveau at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 | |
Born |
Paris, France | 17 December 1911
Died |
4 July 2003 91) Brassac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France | (aged
Nationality | France |
Occupation | Singer |
André Claveau (17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love) with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Winning at the age of 46 years and 76 days, Claveau was the oldest winner of the contest until 1990, being the first and only winner prior to 1990 to triumph in their forties.[1]
Songography
Filmography
- Destiny Has Fun (1947)
- Les Vagabonds du rêve (1949)
- Coeur-sur-Mer (1951)
- No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
- Le Huitième Art et la Manière (1952)
- Les Surprises d'une nuit de noces (1952)
- Un jour avec vous (1952)
- Rires de Paris (1953)
- Saluti e baci (1953)
- French Cancan (1955)
- Prisonniers de la brousse (1960)
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by with "Net als toen" |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 |
Succeeded by with "Een beetje" |
Preceded by Paule Desjardins with "La belle amour" |
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 |
Succeeded by Jean Philippe with "Oui, oui, oui, oui" |
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