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French singer (born 1944)

Guy Mardel
Guy Mardel at EurovisionGuy Mardel at Eurovision
Background information
Birth nameMardochée Elkoubi
Born (1944-06-30) 30 June 1944 (age 80)
OriginOran, French Algeria
GenresPop, Chanson
OccupationSinger
Musical artist

Guy Mardel (French pronunciation: [gi maʁdɛl], born Mardochée Elkoubi; 30 June 1944, in Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.

Mardel lived his first 15 years in Algeria before moving to France in 1959. He later enrolled in law school, while singing recreationally with a jazz band. He signed a contract with AZ Records in 1963 and released two singles before being chosen internally by channel ORTF in 1965 to represent France in that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "N'avoue jamais" ("Never admit"). At the contest, held in Naples on 20 March, "N'avoue jamais" finished in third place of the 18 entries. The single record was reportedly sold 400 000 times.

Mardel was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision success, despite releasing many singles until the 1980s. In the 1970s he moved into record production, setting up his own record label, MM, in 1977. Mardel now lives in Jerusalem.

References

  1. ESC History 1965
  2. "N'avoue jamais" at diggiloo.net
  3. Fléouter, Claude (8 April 1967). "Eurovision à Vienne: la foire à la bluette". Le Monde. p. 17. ISSN 0395-2037. ProQuest 2502056006. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via ProQuest.

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Preceded byRachel
with Le Chant de Mallory 		France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1965 		Succeeded byDominique Walter
with Chez nous
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Absent Friend"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Čežnja"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "I Belong"
  • "Karusell"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  • "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Se piangi, se ridi"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "Va dire à l'amour"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
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