Guy Mardel (, born Mardochée Elkoubi; 30 June 1944, in

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

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) is a

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singer, best known for his participation in the 1965

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. 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

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in 1963 and released two singles before being chosen internally by channel ORTF in 1965 to represent France in that year's

with the song " N'avoue jamais" ("Never admit"). At the contest, held in

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on 20 March, "N'avoue jamais" finished in third place of the 18 entries."N'avoue jamais" at diggiloo.net
/ref> 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

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External links

Discography and cover art at encyclopédisque.fr
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