Jean Philippe Gargantiel 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 different countries at Eurovision.
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.
He 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".
External links[]
- Jean Philipe on IMDb
| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Jean Philippe •  Birthe Wilke •  Domenico Modugno •  Jacques Pills •  Teddy Scholten •  Alice & Ellen Kessler •  Brita Borg •  Christa Williams •  Ferry Graf •  Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson •  Bob Benny
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| Songs | |||
| Oui, oui, oui, oui • Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig • Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina) • Mon ami Pierrot • Een beetje • Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n • Augustin • Irgendwoher • Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien • Sing, Little Birdie • Hou toch van mij
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Marion Rung • Fud Leclerc •  Victor Balaguer • Eleonore Schwarz • Ellen Winther • Inger Berggren • Conny Froboess • De Spelbrekers • Isabelle Aubret •  Inger Jacobsen • Jean Philippe •  Lola Novaković • Ronnie Carroll •  Camillo Felgen • Claudio Villa • François Deguelt
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| Songs | |||
| Tipi-tii • Ton nom • Llámame • Nur in der Wiener Luft • Vuggevise • Sol och vår • Zwei kleine Italiener • Katinka • Un premier amour • Kom sol, kom regn • Le retour • Ne pali svetlo u sumrak • Ring-a-Ding Girl • Petit bonhomme • Addio, addio • Dis rien
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