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French singer (1930–2022) For other uses, see Jean-Philippe (disambiguation).
Jean Philippe
Jean Philippe at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
BornJean Philippe Gargantiel
(1930-11-27)27 November 1930
France
Died7 January 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 91)
Quebec, Canada
NationalityFrench
OccupationSinger

Jean Philippe Gargantiel (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip], 27 November 1930 – 7 January 2022) was a French singer who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. He returned to the contest in 1962 representing Switzerland. He was the first artist to compete for two countries at Eurovision.

Early life

Jean Philippe started his professional life as a receptionist – his father was director at the Grand Hôtel in Paris. He subsequently worked as an accountant as well as a bartender in Cardiff and in the Carlton hotel in Cannes. While working as a vendor in a shirt shop in Paris, his wife registered him in a singing competition organised by a radio station, which he won in January 1957.

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France, after the victory of André Claveau the previous year, in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Jean Philippe sang "Oui, oui, oui, oui" (Yes, yes, yes, yes) and came third, receiving 15 points.

Philippe returned to the contest in 1962 at the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg and represented Switzerland with the appropriately titled "Le Retour" (The return). He was less successful second time around, garnering only two points and placing equal tenth.

Films

Jean Philippe appeared in the 1960 film Jazz Boat in which he sang "Oui, oui, oui, oui".

Personal life and death

Philippe was married to Rosanne Jennings. Together they had three children; twins Gilles and Angelique and Natacha. Philippe later lived in Quebec, Canada, where he operated a cafe in Montebello. He died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 91.

References

  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 1959". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ^ "A Cannes, sur les marches du Palais des Festivals". L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est. 10 March 1959. p. 3. ISSN 1166-9012.
  3. "Jean-Philippe, ex-petit chanteur à la Croix de Bois, était chemisier...". L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est. 12 March 1959. p. 4. ISSN 1166-9012.
  4. mariannefrances (1 November 1960). "Jazz Boat (1960)". IMDb. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. "Jennings, Mrs. Ruby". Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Ottawa Citizen. 21 August 1982. p. 54. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Gargantiel, Jean-Phillipe". Les cimetières du Québec. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. "Drive in country uncovers decent fare at Pot au Feu Edit Share Print Download". Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Ottawa Citizen. 2 March 1995. p. 55. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. "La fête du calvados". Le Droit. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. "My sweet little daddy, you left us on Friday night". Annie Boudreau on Facebook. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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Preceded byAndré Claveau
with "Dors, mon amour" 		France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1959 		Succeeded byJacqueline Boyer
with "Tom Pillibi"
Preceded byFranca di Rienzo
with "Nous aurons demain" 		Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1962 		Succeeded byEsther Ofarim
with "T'en va pas"
Articles related to Jean Philippe
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Countries
Artists
Songs
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Addio, addio"
  • "Dis rien"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Kom sol, kom regn"
  • "Llámame"
  • "Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
  • "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
  • "Petit bonhomme"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
  • "Sol och vår"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Ton nom"
  • "Un premier amour"
  • "Vuggevise"
  • "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Apollo"
  • "Bonjour, Bonjour"
  • "Boys Do Cry"
  • "Canzone per te"
  • "Celebrate"
  • "C'est la chanson de mon amour"
  • "Cielo e terra"
  • "Cinéma"
  • "The Code"
  • "Cool Vibes"
  • "Dans le jardin de mon âme"
  • "Dentro di me"
  • "Djambo, Djambo"
  • "L'Enfant que j'étais"
  • "Era stupendo"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Guardando il sole"
  • "The Highest Heights"
  • "Hunter of Stars"
  • "I miei pensieri"
  • "If We All Give a Little"
  • "Il pleut de l'or"
  • "In Love for a While"
  • "Io così non ci sto"
  • "Io senza te"
  • "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
  • "Irgendwoher"
  • "Je vais me marier, Marie"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Mikado"
  • "Mein Ruf nach dir"
  • "Mister Music Man"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Moitié, moitié"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Ne vois-tu pas ?"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Quel cœur vas-tu briser ?"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Répondez-moi"
  • "Retour"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "She Got Me"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "Stones"
  • "Swiss Lady"
  • "T'en va pas"
  • "Time to Shine"
  • "Tout l'univers"
  • "Trödler und Co"
  • "Unbreakable"
  • "Vampires Are Alive"
  • "La vita cos'è?"
  • "Viver senza tei"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Watergun
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"
  • "You and Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Switzerland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.


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