Mardel lived his first 15 years in Algeria before moving to France in 1959. He later enrolled in law school, while singing recreationally with a jazz band. He signed a contract with AZ Records in 1963 and released two singles before being chosen internally by channel ORTF in 1965 to represent France in that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "N'avoue jamais" ("Never admit"). At the contest, held in Naples on 20 March, "N'avoue jamais" finished in third place of the 18 entries.[1][2] The single record was reportedly sold 400 000 times.[3]
Mardel was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision success, despite releasing many singles until the 1980s. In the 1970s he moved into record production, setting up his own record label, MM, in 1977. Mardel now lives in Jerusalem.
^Fléouter, Claude (8 April 1967). "Eurovision à Vienne: la foire à la bluette". Le Monde. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. p. 17. ISSN 0395-2037. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
mardel, french, pronunciation, maʁdɛl, born, mardochée, elkoubi, june, 1944, oran, french, algeria, french, singer, best, known, participation, 1965, eurovision, song, contest, eurovisionbackground, informationbirth, namemardochée, elkoubiborn, 1944, june, 194. Guy Mardel French pronunciation gi maʁdɛl born Mardochee Elkoubi 30 June 1944 in Oran French Algeria is a French singer best known for his participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest Guy MardelGuy Mardel at EurovisionBackground informationBirth nameMardochee ElkoubiBorn 1944 06 30 30 June 1944 age 79 OriginOran French AlgeriaGenresPop ChansonOccupation s Singer Mardel lived his first 15 years in Algeria before moving to France in 1959 He later enrolled in law school while singing recreationally with a jazz band He signed a contract with AZ Records in 1963 and released two singles before being chosen internally by channel ORTF in 1965 to represent France in that year s Eurovision Song Contest with the song N avoue jamais Never admit At the contest held in Naples on 20 March N avoue jamais finished in third place of the 18 entries 1 2 The single record was reportedly sold 400 000 times 3 Mardel was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision success despite releasing many singles until the 1980s In the 1970s he moved into record production setting up his own record label MM in 1977 Mardel now lives in Jerusalem References edit ESC History 1965 N avoue jamais at diggiloo net Fleouter Claude 8 April 1967 Eurovision a Vienne la foire a la bluette Le Monde ProQuest Historical Newspapers p 17 ISSN 0395 2037 Retrieved 3 August 2023 External links editDiscography and cover art at encyclopedisque fr Preceded byRachel with Le Chant de Mallory France in the Eurovision Song Contest1965 Succeeded byDominique Walter with Chez nous Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guy Mardel amp oldid 1222484255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
