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, Frida Boccara and

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. He was joint winner, as lyricist, of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 for " Un Jour, Un Enfant", sung by Frida Boccara. He also wrote the title song for

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named one of her twin sons after him in 2010, as Marnay produced and helped write Dion's first five records.

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