Tom Leeb

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Tom Leeb
Leeb in 2018
Born	(1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 32) Paris, France
Occupation	Singer actor comedian
Relatives	Michel Leeb (father), Fanny Leeb (sister)
Musical career
Genres	Pop indie folk folk rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Roy Music
Musical artist

Tom Leeb (born 21 March, 1989) is a French actor, singer and comedian. He would have represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 at Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with the song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)".^[1]

Biography[]

Family[]

Leeb is the son of humorist Michel Leeb and journalist Béatrice Malicet, Tom Leeb was born in Paris in 1989. He is the youngest in the family, after Fanny (born in 1986) and Elsa (born in 1988).

Career[]

In 2003, he played in the theater with his father in Madame Doubtfire. He studied theater, cinema, singing and dance in New York for five years.

In 2013, he was chosen for the role of Tom in the series Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez, then played the role of Adrien in an episode Section de recherches. The same year, he played in the film Paroles.

He appeared in the film Avis de mistral, with Jean Reno in 2014. The same year, he formed a comic duet with the actor Kevin Levy and together they created their first show Kevin et Tom. The two comedians were the opening act of Gad Elmaleh at the Olympia then went on tour on Parisian stages. In parallel with their show, they launched a new format, mini-video sequences of around 3 minutes entitled: "How ...".

In March 2018, he released his first single "Are We Too Late" under the Roy Music label. He is inspired by artists like John Mayer, Matt Corby or even Ben Howard.

On 14 January 2020, the public national television channel France 2 announced that it has selected Tom Leeb to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, scheduled for May 16, with his song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)". The competition was cancelled on March 18, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 19, 2020, Leeb confirmed that he would not represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Extended plays[]

Singles[]

Filmography[]

Movies[]

• 2013  : Paroles by Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis
• 2014  : My Summer in Provence (French : Avis de mistral) by Rose Bosch : Tiago
• 2017  : Jour-J by Reem Kherici : Gabriel
• 2017  : Overdrive by Antonio Negret : the American tourist n°2
• 2017  : Mon poussin by Frédéric Forestier : Romain
• 2017  : Papillon by Michael Noer : lawyer Dega
• 2017  : The New Adventures of Cinderella (French : Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cendrillon) by Lionel Steketee : the dwarf Relou
• 2019  : Edmond by Alexis Michalik : Leo Volny
• 2020  : C'est la vie of Julien Rambaldi : Jérôme
• 2021  : Spoiled Brats by Nicolas Cuche Netflix
• 2021 : Stuck Together by Dany Boon - Sam ([[Netflix]])
• 2021  : Pierre & Jeanne " by Clémentine Célarié from a work of Guy de Maupassant

Short films[]

• 2009  : One Shot by Miguel Parga
• 2013  : Subtitles by Allan Duboux and himself
• 2015  : This New Generation by himself : Joe
• 2017 : Lola & Eddie by Charlotte Karas and Jordan Goldnadel : Eddie
• 2016  : Happy Anniversary by Franck Victor
• 2017  : Unexpected by Jessy Langlois : Jeremy
• 2017  : Momentum by David Solal : Ron
• 2016  : Jeux de grands by Celine Gaudry
• 2021 : “Des Corps” de Tom Leeb

TV shows[]

• 2013 - 2014  : Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez  : Tom Drancourt (seasons 1 and 2)
• 2014  : Section de recherches  : David Bréand (season 8, episode 9 : Cyrano )
• 2018  : Nina  : Anto (season 4, episode 4 : D'abord ne pas nuire )
• 2020 : “Infidèle” Saison 2 TF1 - Gabriel
• 2021 : “Plan B” saison 1 TF1 - Manu
• 2021 : “Les Combattantes”

Theater[]

• 2003  : Madame Doubtfire, adapted by Albert Algoud, directed by Daniel Roussel, Théâtre de Paris
• 2013  : Kevin & Tom

References[]

External links[]

• Official site

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/french-eurovision-song-contest-entry-by-tom-leeb-denounced-for-using-english-lyrics-qggwmkdtp The Times