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Artist
Jean-Claude Pascal
12+ albums
EurovisionfranceLuxembourg60sEurovision Song Contest
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Jean-Claude Pascal (b. October 24, 1927 in Paris, France as Jean-Claude Villeminot. d. May 5, 1992). After surviving the Second World War in Straßburg, Pascal first studied at the Sorbonne-university and then turned to fashion-designing for Christian Dior. On his work for costumes for the theatre-play Don Juan he came into contact with acting and made his first cinema-movie in 1949 with Quattro rose rosse. Many movies should follow, among them La Belle et l'empereur ("Die schöne Lügnerin", 1959) (aside to Romy Schneider) or Angelique and the Sultan (Angélique et le sultan, 1968) aside to Michèle Mercier. Pascal won the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg singing "Nous les amoureux" (We the lovers) with music composed by Jacques Datin and lyrics by Maurice Vidalin. He later represented Luxembourg again in the 1981 contest and finished 11th of 20 singing "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" (It may not be America) with words and music he composed along with Sophie Makhno and Jean-Claude Petit.Parisian (b 1927. d 1992) fashion designer and actor turned balladeer / matinee idol style crooner. Won Eurovison in 1961 for Luxembourg with Nous Les Amoureux and had string of popular hits in the 1950's and 60s in his native France. Notable cover version of Le Temps De L'Amour, a Hit for Francoise Hardy written by her boyfriend Jacques Dutronc. Eurovision Song Contest 1961 - Cannes Entry for Luxembourg Performer: Jean-Claude Pascal Song title: Nous Les Amoureux Song writer(s): M
