Rachel (singer)
{{Short description|French singer}}
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Rachel Ros (born 11 August 1942 in Cavaillon, Vaucluse{{Cite news |date=20 March 1964 |title=Rachel or not Rachel |language=fr |page=5 |work=Libération |issn=1256-0332 |oclc=1366333759}}) is a French singer best known in Europe for representing France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964.
Biography
Before starting her musical career, she worked as a lift girl in Paris and in the mail administration of a record label.{{Cite news |last=Ahm |first=Leif |date=22 March 1964 |title=Små søde tralala |language=da |page=8 |work=Politiken |oclc=224543818}}{{Cite news |last=B. |first=M. |date=21 March 1964 |title=Ce soir (22 h) grâce au 'Grand Prix Eurovision de la chanson' la route du succès passe par Copenhague |language=fr |page=8 |work=L'Aurore |issn=0294-8486 |oclc=1367943474}}
She entered a singing competition organised by Mireille Hartuch who had invited Rachel to her televised show {{Ill|Le Petit Conservatoire de la chanson|fr}}.{{Cite news |date=20 March 1964 |title=Rachel notre chance |page=18 |work=Le Figaro |issn=0182-5852}}
She went on to sign a contract with the Barclay Records label, and released her first (45 rpm) recording entitled "{{lang|fr|Les Amants Blessés}}" in 1963.
In 1964, she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with her entry called "{{lang|fr|Le Chant de Mallory}}", written by Pierre Cour and André Popp, which was her greatest hit. She did not win, but scored 14 points and finished in fourth place.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/andr-popp-songwriter-and-innovative-composer-best-known-for-the-1960s-easy-listening-classic-love-is-9582863.html André Popp: Songwriter and innovative composer best known for the 1960s easy listening classic 'Love Is Blue'] Independent Retrieved 20 January 2020
Discography
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- "{{lang|fr|Les Amants Blessés}}" (1963)
- "{{lang|fr|Le Chant de Mallory}}"
- "{{lang|fr|Le Doux Paysage}}" (1964)
- "{{lang|fr|Un Pays}}" (1965)
- "{{lang|fr|L'oiseau d'Italie}}" (1966)
- "{{lang|fr|La Fiesta}}" (1967)
- "{{lang|fr|Qu'ils sont heureux}}" (1967)
- her version of "{{lang|fr|L'Amour est bleu}}" (1968) song performed in Eurovision Song Contest 1967 by Vicky Leandros
References
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| before=Alain Barrière
with Elle était si jolie
| title=France in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=1964
| after=Guy Mardel
with N'avoue jamais
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