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Alain Barrière

French singer (1935–2019)

Alain Barrière

Birth nameAlain Bellec
Born(1935-11-18)18 November 1935
La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France
Died18 December 2019(2019-12-18) (aged 84)
Carnac, Morbihan, France
GenresPop, Chanson
OccupationSinger
LabelsRCA, Barclay

Musical artist

Alain Barrière (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃baʁjɛʁ]; born Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s until his death and was known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963.

Early life

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After growing up in a small town on the coast of Brittany, in 1955 Barrière enrolled in the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Angers. As a student he bought a guitar and started to write songs. After graduating in engineering in 1960, he moved to Paris to take up employment, and started to perform in the evenings at small clubs around the capital.

He won a song co