André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

in 1958 singing "

Dors, mon amour "Dors, mon amour" (; "Sleep, My Love") is a love song written in French by Hubert Giraud, composed by Pierre Delanoë and performed in 1958 by André Claveau as France's entry and the winner of the pan-European Eurovision Song Contest, gaining o ...

" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

and lyrics by

Hubert Giraud Hubert Yves Adrian Giraud (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2016) was a French composer and lyricist. Career Giraud began his career playing the harmonica with Django Reinhardt's jazz group, the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In 1941, he was recr ...

. 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.

Discography

*"Dors mon amour"

Filmography

*'' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) *''Les Vagabonds du rêve'' (1949) *''Coeur-sur-Mer'' (1951) *'' No Vacation for Mr. Mayor'' (1951) *''

Le Huitième Art et la Manière ''Le Huitième Art et la Manière'' en, The Eighth Art and Way, is a French comedy film from 1952, directed by Maurice Regamey, written by Armand Jammot, starring Christian Alers and Louis de Funès. Cast * Christian Alers : ''Un présentat ...

'' (1952) *''Les Surprises d'une nuit de noces'' (1952) *''Un jour avec vous'' (1952) *''Rires de Paris'' (1953) *''

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'' (1953) *''

French Cancan ''French Cancan'' (also known as ''Only the French Can'') is a 1955 French-Italian musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Where Renoir's previous film ''Le Carosse d’or'' had celebrated ...

'' (1955) *''Prisonniers de la brousse'' (1960)

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* 1911 births 2003 deaths Eurovision Song Contest winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants for France Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1958 Singers from Paris 20th-century French male singers {{france-singer-stub