Jean Vallée
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Jean Vallée at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Jean Vallée (born Paul Goeders in Verviers on 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014, Clermont-sur-Berwinne) was a Belgian songwriter and performer. Vallée was appointed Knight of the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999.
Career[]
In 1967 Vallée represented Belgium in the Festival of Rio, where Jacques Brel was a member of the jury. He represented Belgium for the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with "Viens l'oublier" finishing eighth. He participated a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie", ending up second behind the Israeli entry.[1] At the time, it was Belgium's best ever Eurovision finish.
References[]
- ^ "Israel a la 14eme Place". . 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
External links[]
Media related to Jean Vallée at Wikimedia Commons- Jean Vallée at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Verviers
- Walloon people
- Belgian male singers
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1970
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1978
- Knights of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)