Claude Lombard
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Claude Lombard | |
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Background information | |
Born | 25 February 1945 |
Origin | Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 20 September 2021 | (aged 76)
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1968–2021 |
Claude Lombard (25 February 1945 – 20 September 2021[1]) was a Belgian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
Early career
Lombard studied at INSAS, a college of film, theatre and television studies in Brussels. She learned to play piano and guitar, and began composing music.
Eurovision Song Contest
In 1968, Lombard's song "
Quand tu reviendras" ("When You Come Back") was chosen by jury voting from ten songs as the Belgian representative in the 13th Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London.[2] "Quand tu reviendras" finished in joint seventh place (with Monaco and Yugoslavia) of 17 entries.[3]
Lombard returned to Eurovision in 1973, albeit as a backing singer, for that year's Belgian entry "
Nicole & Hugo. Although this finished in last place in the voting, the song, and particularly the performance, has since assumed iconic status in the Eurovision fan community.[4]
Later career
Lombard moved to France in the 1970s. She co-wrote a successful musical called Attention – fragile, and had gone on to enjoy a successful career as a musical
Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari theme song in 1988, entitled Les quatre filles du docteur March.[5]
References
- ^ Mort de la chanteuse Claude Lombard, reine des génériques de séries animées des années 1980 (in French)
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest national finals database – 1968
- ^ "Quand tu reviendras" at diggiloo.net
- ^ "Baby, Baby" at diggiloo.net
- ^ Biography Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Planête Jeunesse (in French)
External links
- Claude Lombard discography at Discogs
- Claude Lombard at IMDb