Jean Vallée (born Paul Goeders in
Verviers
Verviers (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Ensival, Heusy, Lambermont, Petit-Rechain, Stembert, and Verviers. It is also the cent ...
on 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014,
Clermont-sur-Berwinne) was a
Belgian songwriter and performer. Vallée was appointed Knight of the
Order of the Crown by HM
Albert II in 1999.
Career
In 1967 Vallée represented Belgium in the Festival of Rio, where
Jacques Brel
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...
was a member of the jury. He represented Belgium for the
Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with "
Viens l'oublier" finishing eighth. He participated a second time in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
with "
L'amour ça fait chanter la vie", ending up second behind the Israeli entry.
At the time, it was Belgium's best ever Eurovision finish. It was surpassed eight years later in 1986.
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1941 births
2014 deaths
People from Verviers
Walloon people
20th-century Belgian male singers
20th-century Belgian singers
Knights of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Sonopresse artists
French-language singers of Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest entrants