Jean-Claude Pascal was a French comedian and singer.

After surviving the Second World War in Straßburg

Strasburg

-Places:*Strasbourg, a city in Alsace *Straßburg, Austria, in Carinthia*Strasburg, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania*the former name of Brodnica, became Polish after World War I*Strassburg, the German name for Aiud, Alba...

, Pascal first studied at the Sorbonne

Sorbonne

The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...

-university and then turned to fashion-designing for Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...

. On his work for costumes for the theatre-play Don Juan he came into contact with acting and made his first cinema-movie in 1949 with Quattro rose rosse. Many movies should follow, among them La Belle et l'empereur ("Die schöne Lügnerin", 1959) (aside to Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider was an Austrian-born German film actress who also held French citizenship.-Early life:Schneider was born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Nazi-era Vienna, six months after the Anschluss, into a family of actors that included her paternal grandmother Rosa Albach-Retty, her Austrian...

) or Angelique and the Sultan (Angélique et le sultan, 1968) aside to Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier, is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Mario Bava, Peter Collinson and Ken Annakin...

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Pascal won the 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. A total of sixteen countries took part in the Contest, including the three debuting countries: Finland, Spain, and Yugoslavia. It was held on 18 March 1961 and was the first to take place on a Saturday night, a tradition that...

 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 for Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 singing "Nous les amoureux

Nous Les Amoureux

"Nous les amoureux" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French for Luxembourg by French singer Jean-Claude Pascal....

" (We the lovers) with music composed by Jacques Datin and lyrics by Maurice Vidalin. He later represented Luxembourg again in the 1981 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1981

The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain...

 and finished 11th of 20 singing "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique

C'Est Peut-Être Pas L'Amérique

"C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in French by French singer Jean-Claude Pascal...

" (It may not be America) with words and music he composed along with Sophie Makhno and Jean-Claude Petit

Jean-Claude Petit

Jean-Claude Petit is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint...

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Songography

• "Lili Marleen
  Lili Marleen
  "Lili Marleen" is a German love song which became popular during World War II.Written in 1915 during World War I, the poem was published under the title "Das Lied eines jungen Soldaten auf der Wacht" in 1937, and was first recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939 under the...
  
  " (French and German)
• "Nous les amoureux"
• "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique"

Filmography

• Un grand patron
• Quattro rose rosse
• Ils étaient cinq
  Ils étaient cinq
  Ils étaient cinq, is a French comedy film from 1952, directed by Jack Pinoteau, written by Roland Laudenbach, starring by Marcel André and Louis de Funès...
  
  
• Le Jugement de Dieu
  Judgement of God
  Judgement of God , is a French drama film from 1952, directed by Raymond Bernard, written by Jean Montazel, and starring by Andrée Debar and Louis de Funès. The scenario was written on the basis of German legend from the 15th century...
  
  
• Le Plus heureux des hommes
• Le Rideau cramoisi
  The Crimson Curtain
  The Crimson Curtain is a 1953 French short film directed by Alexandre Astruc. It was screened at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, but not entered into the competition.-Cast:* Anouk Aimée - Albertine* Yves Furet - Voice : the narrator...
  
  
• La Forêt de l'adieu
• Un caprice de Caroline chérie
• Alerte au sud
• La Rage au corps
• Les Enfants de l'amour
• Le Cœur frivole ou La galante comédie
• Le Chevalier de la nuit
  Le Chevalier de la nuit
  Le Chevalier de la nuit , is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Robert Darène, written by Jean Anouilh, starring Renée Saint-Cyr and Louis de Funès...
  
  
• Si Versailles m'était conté
• Le Grand jeu
  Flesh and the Woman
  Flesh and the Woman is a 1954 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida - Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci* Jean-Claude Pascal - Pierre Martel* Arletty - Blanche...
  
  
• I Tre ladri
• Les Mauvaises rencontres
• Le Fils de Caroline chérie
• Milord l'Arsouille
• La Châtelaine du Liban
• Le Salaire du péché
• Las Lavanderas de Portugal
• Guinguette
• Pêcheur d'Islande
• Le Fric
• Die Schöne Lügnerin
• Préméditation
• Les Arrivistes
• La Encrucijada
• Le Rendez-vous
• La Salamandre d'or
• Vol 272
• Poppies Are Also Flowers
• Comment ne pas épouser un milliardaire
• Las 4 bodas de Marisol
• Indomptable Angélique
• Angélique et le sultan
• Unter den Dächern von St. Pauli
• Au théâtre ce soir: Les Français à Moscou
• Le Temps de vivre, le temps d'aimer
• Le Chirurgien de Saint-Chad
• Liebe läßt alle Blumen blühen
• Au théâtre ce soir: Adieu Prudence

External links

• Jean-Claude Pascal Myspace Page : http://www.myspace.com/jeanclaudepascal