Claude Lombard (25 February 1945 – 20 September 2021) was a Belgian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the 1968

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Early career

Lombard studied at INSAS, a college of film, theatre and television studies in Brussels. She learned to play piano and guitar, and began composing music.

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1968, Lombard's song "

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" ("When You Come Back") was chosen by jury voting from ten songs as the Belgian representative in the 13th

, which took place on 6 April in London. "Quand tu reviendras" finished in joint seventh place (with

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) of 17 entries. Lombard returned to Eurovision in 1973, albeit as a backing singer, for that year's Belgian entry " Baby, Baby" performed by

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. Although this finished in last place in the voting, the song, and particularly the performance, has since assumed iconic status in the Eurovision fan community.

Later career

Lombard moved to France in the 1970s. She co-wrote a successful musical called ''Attention – fragile'', and had gone on to enjoy a successful career as a musical

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in film and television, with many credits to her name. Films and shows she had worked on include ''

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'', '' its live action remake'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also sang the French version of the ''

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'' theme song in 1988, entitled ''Les quatre filles du docteur March''.Biography
at Planête Jeunesse (in French)

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