Andre Claveau

Andre Claveau , born the December 17th 1911 or 1915 - according to the sources one finds indicated one or the other year - with Paris and deceased at the 87 years age the July 14th 2003 with Brassac (Tarn), was an actor and French singer very known in the Années 1940 and Années 1960.

Wire of a tapestry maker, he studies with the École Swell and enters in 1919 with André Mare and Louis Süe in the Company of French Arts, Rue of the Suburb Saint-Honore. He works then as graphic designer and draftsman of jewels and amongst other things carries out the decorations for Hermine , of Jean Anouilh, and the posters for singers.

Its career in the song begins in the middle of the Thirties when it takes part in 1936 in a contest of amateurs organized by the Parisian Station from where it leaves victorious. During six years, it will pass in third, second and even first part of programs in various varieties: with the Theater Mogador in 1939, with the Concert Pacra in 1940, with European in 1941. It only in 1942, is not noticed by the business manager Marc Duthyl, which it starts to be known. It is young, it has a hot and generous voice, and it has charm.

After the Release, it is called the “Prince of the song of charm” and becomes radio presenter where, during the years which will follow, it will be one of most known French singers accumulating success after success until the any end of the year sixty.

Of these most famous titles, one can retain Marjolaine drawn from the album the Ball of the victory or Bon birthday : Good birthday, our most sincere wishes, that these some flowers bring happiness to you… . He sang it for the first time in a film of Jean-Rene Legrand at the sides of Simone Logeart and André Gabriello: One day with you , in 1951 on words of Jacques Larue and a music of Louiguy (Louis Guglielmi) which composed, inter alia the music of the Bed of roses for Edith Piaf.

Then at the top of its glory, it decides to take its retirement not to go up never again on scene, nor to appear on television, him which will have sung, one evening, in front of twenty million televiewers to the Concours Eurovision of the song in 1958. Contest which it gains with Dors my love , words of Pierre Delanoë and music of Hubert Giraud.

Songs

1939 : thus Come at home , words of Cat-like and music of Paul Misraki (begun again after creation by Jean Sablon in 1935)
1942: Only this evening , words of Pink Christmas and Jean Casanova and music of Paul Durand
1943: I cried over your steps , words of Roland Tessier and music of Jacques Simonot
1943: Marjoram , words of Jacques Plants and music of Louiguy
1949: One night my love , words of Sergelys and music of Alec Siniavine
1950: Domino , words of Jacques Plants and music of Louis Ferrari
1950: pink Cherry tree and white apple tree , words of Jacques Larue and music of Louiguy
1951: Good birthday, our most sincere wishes , words of Jacques Larue and music of Louiguy
1952: the Small train , words and music of Marc Fontenoy (song partly taken again by Rita Mitsouko)
1956: Eyes of Elsa , poem of Louis Aragon put in music by Maurice Vandair and Jean Ferrat
1958: '' Dors my love '', Grand Prix of the Concours Eurovision of the song, words of Pierre Delanoë and music of Hubert Giraud
They is good to like …

Catalog of films

1947 : the Destiny has fun of Emil E. Reinert
1949: Vagrants of the dream of Charles-Felix Tavano
1951: Heart-on-Sea of Jacques Daniel-Norman
1951: No holidays for Mister the Mayor of Maurice Labro
1952: the one wedding night Surprises of Jean Valley
1952: One day with you of Jean-Rene Legrand
1953: Laughter of Paris of Henri Lepage
1953: the Road of happiness (Saluti E baci) of Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli
1955: Cancan of Jean Renoir
1960: Captive of the bush of Willy Rozier

Others

One can hear one of his successes, Domino , in film of Isabelle Mergault, I find you very beautiful , with Michel Blanc and Medeea Marinescu.

External bond

France with the Eurovision Contest, French database

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