Guy Bonnet

Guy Bonnet
Bonnet at the Eurovision Song Contest 1970
Background information
Born(1942-05-12)12 May 1942
Avignon, France
Died8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 81)
Avignon, France
Occupations
  • Author
  • composer
  • singer

Guy Bonnet (French pronunciation: [ɡi bɔnɛ]; (12 May 1942[1][2] – 8 January 2024)[3] was a French author, composer, and singer. He wrote the lyrics and composed the music for "La Source", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed by Isabelle Aubret. In 1970, he participated himself in the contest for France, with "Marie-Blanche" coming fourth out of twelve contestants; he repeated the experience in 1983 with "Vivre", finishing eighth out of twenty.

Bonnet wrote and composed songs for various artists, including Mireille Mathieu, Sylvie Vartan, Franck Fernandel, and Massilia Sound System. He also wrote a contemporary pastorale "La Pastorale des enfants de Provence".

Bonnet died in Avignon on 8 January 2024, at the age of 81.[4]

References

  1. ^ BONNET Guy Pierre Laurent (in French)
  2. ^ Guy Bonnet Chanteur français (in French)
  3. ^ Guy Bonnet passed away
  4. ^ "Le chanteur et compositeur avignonnais Guy Bonnet est décédé". France Bleu. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
Preceded by France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1970
Succeeded by
Preceded by France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1983
Succeeded by