Tom Leeb (born 21 March, 1989) is a French actor, singer and comedian. He would have represented

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in the

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, with the song " Mon alliée (The Best in Me)".

Biography

Family

Leeb is the son of humorist Michel Leeb and journalist Béatrice Malicet, Tom Leeb was born in

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in 1989. He is the youngest in the family, after Fanny (born in 1986) and Elsa (born in 1988).

Career

In 2003, he played in the theater with his father in ''Madame Doubtfire''. He studied theater, cinema, singing and dance in New York for five years. In 2013, he was chosen for the role of Tom in the series ''Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez'', then played the role of Adrien in an episode ''Section de recherches''. The same year, he played in the film ''Paroles''. He appeared in the film ''Avis de mistral'', with Jean Reno in 2014. The same year, he formed a comic duet with the actor Kevin Levy and together they created their first show ''Kevin et Tom''. The two comedians were the opening act of

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at the Olympia then went on tour on Parisian stages. In parallel with their show, they launched a new format, mini-video sequences of around 3 minutes entitled: "How ...". In March 2018, he released his first single "Are We Too Late" under the Roy Music label. He is inspired by artists like

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or even

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. On 14 January 2020, the public national television channel France 2 announced that it has selected Tom Leeb to represent France at the

, scheduled for May 16, with his song " Mon alliée (The Best in Me)". The competition was cancelled on March 18, however, due to the

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. On June 19, 2020, Leeb confirmed that he would not represent France in the

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Movies

* 2013 : ''Paroles'' by Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis * 2014 : ''

My Summer in Provence ''My Summer in Provence'' (french: Avis de mistral) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Rose Bosch. Cast * Jean Reno - Paul Mazuret * Anna Galiena - Irène * Chloé Jouannet - Léa * - Adrien * - Théo * Aure Atika Aure Atika (born ...

(French : Avis de mistral)'' by Rose Bosch : Tiago * 2017 : ''Jour-J'' by Reem Kherici : Gabriel * 2017 : ''

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'' by Antonio Negret : the American tourist n°2 * 2017 : ''Mon poussin'' by Frédéric Forestier : Romain * 2017 : '' Papillon'' by Michael Noer : lawyer Dega * 2017 : ''

The New Adventures of Cinderella ''The New Adventures of Cinderella'' (''Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cendrillon'') is a 2017 French comedy film directed by Lionel Steketee. Cast * Marilou Berry as Cinderella / Julie * Arnaud Ducret as Prince Marco * Josiane Balasko as Josépha * ...

(French : Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cendrillon)'' by Lionel Steketee : the dwarf Relou * 2019 : ''Edmond'' by

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: Leo Volny * 2020 : ''C'est la vie'' of Julien Rambaldi : Jérôme * 2021 : ''Spoiled Brats'' by Nicolas Cuche

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* 2021
Stuck Together
by

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- Sam (

) * 2021 : ''Pierre & Jeanne " by Clémentine Célarié from a work of Guy de Maupassant

Short films

* 2009 : ''One Shot'' by Miguel Parga * 2013 : ''Subtitles'' by Allan Duboux and himself * 2015 : ''This New Generation'' by himself : Joe * 2017 : ''Lola & Eddie'' by Charlotte Karas and Jordan Goldnadel : Eddie * 2016 : ''Happy Anniversary'' by Franck Victor * 2017 : ''Unexpected'' by Jessy Langlois : Jeremy * 2017 : ''Momentum'' by David Solal : Ron * 2016 : ''Jeux de grands'' by Celine Gaudry * 2021 : “Des Corps” de Tom Leeb

TV shows

* 2013 - 2014 : ''Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez'' : Tom Drancourt (seasons 1 and 2) * 2014 : ''Section de recherches'' : David Bréand (season 8, episode 9 : ''Cyrano'' ) * 2018 : ''Nina'' : Anto (season 4, episode 4 : ''D'abord ne pas nuire'' ) * 2020 : “Infidèle” Saison 2 TF1 - Gabriel * 2021 : “Plan B” saison 1 TF1 - Manu * 2021
“Les Combattantes”

Theater

* 2003 : ''Madame Doubtfire'', adapted by Albert Algoud, directed by Daniel Roussel,

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* 2013 : ''Kevin & Tom''

References

External links

* https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/french-eurovision-song-contest-entry-by-tom-leeb-denounced-for-using-english-lyrics-qggwmkdtp

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