Jacques Datin (14 June 1920 – 24 August 1973) was a French composer. After his musical training he met songwriter Maurice Vidalin, and they wrote many songs for several performers. Since 1954, they wrote "On en dira" (written with

Marc Lanjean Jean Alciede Marie Marcland ( Limoges, 1903 - 26 February 1964) was a French composer of film music. He also wrote popular tunes under the name Marc Lanjean. Discography *''Musique Aux 4 Vents'' with Roger RogerBillboard - 22 Dec 1962 - Page 18 GR ...

) for

Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Désh ...

. From 1957, the association had many musical successes such as, for example, "Zon zon zon" interpreted by Colette Renard and

Michèle Arnaud Michèle Arnaud (, born Micheline Caré; 18 March 1919 – 30 March 1998), was a French singer, recording artist, and director. She was buried on 18 September 1998 at Montparnasse Cemetery. She is the mother of the singer Dominique Walter and ...

(1957), "Julie" by Marcel Amont (1957), and "Les boutons dorés" by

Jean-Jacques Debout Jean-Jacques Debout (born 9 March 1940, in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter. In addition to his albums, he has written for a number of renowned artists like Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 Janua ...

, also covered by Barbara in 1959. Their greatest success arrived in 1961 when they 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 ...

along with

Jean-Claude Pascal Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer. Early life He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, ...

, who competed for

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with the song "

Nous les amoureux "Nous les amoureux" (; "We, the Lovers" or "Us Lovers") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French for by French singer Jean-Claude Pascal. The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following 's Dario ...

". The following year, they got 3rd place with "

Petit bonhomme The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal. The contes ...

", sung by

Camillo Felgen Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen (17 November 1920 – 16 July 2005) was a Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter, who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 and in 1962. Biography Felgen started ...

. He wrote the music for

Claude Nougaro Claude Nougaro (, oc, Claudi Nogaròu; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French songwriter and singer. Life and career Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette ...

's Une petite fille (1962).Chronique de la chanson française - Page 97 2205055216 - Jacques Pessis, Emilie Leduc - 2003 A la fin de l'année dernière, il a écrit et enregistré Une petite fille, dont la musique a été composée par Jacques Datin. C'est aujourd'hui son premier grand succès. « J'ai eu l'idée de ces couplets après avoir assisté à une projection du film Manon des Sources, réalisé par Marcel Pagnol », raconte-t-il. A son propos, l'écrivain Jacques Audiberti, dont il est très proche, écrit : « Avec le taureau Nougaro, le poète déboule en force dans la noire arène. » The many performers of his songs include

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, s ...

("Christiansen", "Mes premières vraies vacances"), Juliette Greco ("Jusqu'à où, jusqu'à quand" and "Les Mariés"),

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of ...

("Va pas prendre un tambour", "Le Temps des souvenirs")

Serge Lama Serge Lama (born Serge Claude Bernard Chauvier on 11 February 1943 in Bordeaux) is a French singer and songwriter. His most famous song is '' Je suis malade'', written with Alice Dona. It has been written for Dalida and later performed by a nu ...

("Les P'tites Femmes de Pigalle"),

("Une petite fille", "Le Jazz et la Java", "Je suis sous.."),

Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. After studying acting at the Conservatoire des arts cinématog ...

("Le Petit Garçon") and

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

, for whom he wrote "Dans ma rue" (1946). In 1964 he composed the music for the French version of ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

,'' a telefilm that Pierre Badel adapted from Shakespeare's play.

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