Fud Leclerc

Leclerc at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Fud Leclerc (born: Ferdinand Urbain Dominic Leclerc ; * 1924 in Montluçon , France , † September 20, 2010 ) was a Belgian pop singer . Sometimes his surname is also listed as Leclercq . His artist's first name Fud is formed from the first letters of his first name.

Life

He was the first singer in the history of the contest to receive zero points (1962). He was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco . After his career as a singer , songwriter and pianist, he traveled the world. He then worked as a building contractor and last lived in Brussels .

He represented Belgium four times at the Eurovision Song Contest :

• 1956 : Messieurs les noyés de la Seine (placement unknown)
• 1958 : Ma Petite Chatte (5th place)
• 1960 : Mon Amour pour Toi (6th place)
• 1962 : Ton Nom (last place)

Web links

• Fud Leclerc in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• "Décès du chanteur belge Fud Leclerc" (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=20153&_t=Four-time+Belgian+contestant+dies