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PASCAL (ARTIEST BIOGRAPHY)
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): Maurice Vidalin
Song composer(s): Jacques Datin
Sang in Position: 14
Final Position: 1
Total Points: 31
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 - Dublin
Entry for Luxembourg
Performer: Jean-Claude Pascal
Song title: C’est Peut-être Pas L’amérique
Song writer(s):
Song composer(s): Sophie Makhno, Jean-Claude Villemino
Sang in Position: 5
Final Position: 11
Total Points: 41
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