Raoul de Godewaersvelde (born Francis Albert Victor Delbarre) (28 January 1928 – 14 April 1977) was a French singer. Born in

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, he was a member of the group ''Les Capenoules''. His best known song is undoubtedly "Quand la mer monte", written by his friend Jean-Claude Darnal. It was featured in

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's film of the same name. He is also famous for " P'tit quinquin". In 1977, he committed suicide by hanging himself on a beam of a house under construction in front of the sea at

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. He was 50 years old. He was buried in

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. A DVD directed by David Lang entitled ''La chanson de Raoul'' was prepared tracing the legacy of the singer. Also artists from the region paid tribute to de Godewaersvelde in two compilation albums named interpreting many of his famous songs. His son Arnaud Delbarre was a bass player with the band "Stocks" from 1984 to 1986 and during its reformation from 2001 to 2003. Arnaud Delbarre became the director of

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after being in charge of the

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Discography

*"Quand la mer monte" *" P'tit quinquin"

External links

Raoul de Godewaersvelde
* 1928 births 1977 suicides Musicians from Lille Suicides by hanging in France 20th-century French male singers {{France-singer-stub