Jean Vallée

Born 1939-10-02 · Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Died 2014-03-12

Jean Vallée (born Paul Goeders in Verviers on 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014, Clermont-sur-Berwinne) was a Belgian songwriter and performer. Vallée was appointed Knight of the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999. In 1967 Vallée represented Belgium in the Festival of Rio, where Jacques Brel was a member of the jury. He represented Belgium for the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with "Viens l'oublier" finishing eighth. He participated a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie", ending up second behind the Israeli entry. At the time, it was Belgium's best ever Eurovision finish. Source: Article "Jean Vallée" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.