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André Claveau

1911 - 2003

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André Claveau (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe klavo], 29 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Winning at the age of 46 years and 76 days, Claveau was the oldest winner of the contest until 1990, being the first and only winner prior to 1990 to triumph in their forties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Claveau is the 294th most popular singer (up from 429th in 2019), the 1,534th most popular biography from France (up from 2,168th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, André Claveau ranks 294 out of 4,381. Before him are Kim Carnes, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Christa Ludwig, Connie Francis, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Peng Liyuan. After him are Travis Scott, Jimmy Cliff, Mario Lanza, Sezen Aksu, Ben E. King, and Rashid Behbudov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, André Claveau ranks 73. Before him are Karel Čurda, Lee J. Cobb, Hans von Ohain, Dieter Wisliceny, Stanisława Walasiewicz, and David Seymour. After him are Nicholas Ray, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Sergey Sokolov, Mahalia Jackson, Hubert Humphrey, and Karl Silberbauer. Among people deceased in 2003, André Claveau ranks 59. Before him are Tadao Horie, Diana Mosley, Moktar Ould Daddah, William C. McCool, Rasul Gamzatov, and John Schlesinger. After him are June Carter Cash, László Papp, Edgar F. Codd, Valentin Pavlov, Anna Lindh, and Ilan Ramon.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Claveau ranks 1,534 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie de Rohan (1600), Alexandre de Rhodes (1591), François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664), Aegidius (450), Victor, Prince Napoléon (1862), and André Michelin (1853). After him are Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220), Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824), Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1709), Eugène Tisserant (1884), Fernand Cormon (1845), and Jean Clouet (1480).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, André Claveau ranks 19. Before him are Manu Chao (1961), Caterina Valente (1931), Desireless (1952), Charles Trenet (1913), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737). After him are Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), Barbara (1930), Sacha Distel (1933), Alan Stivell (1944), Alizée (1984), and Théo Sarapo (1936).

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