Frida Boccara

Frida Boccara in 1970

Frida Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a French singer.

Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964, but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid, Spain in 1969 she represented France and performed "Un jour, un enfant" (One day a child) – music by Emile Stern and text by Eddy Marnay. Her song (along with the entries from Netherlands, the UK, and Spain) shared first place.

Later years/death

Boccara renewed her links with Eurovision by participating in the French national finals of 1980 and 1981. However, neither song won. She died in 1996 in Paris at age 55, from a pulmonary infection.

Discography

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Spain Massiel
with "La, la, la"
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1969
(tied with United Kingdom Lulu, Spain Salomé & Netherlands Lenny Kuhr)
Succeeded by
Republic of Ireland Dana
with "All Kinds of Everything"
Preceded by
Isabelle Aubret
with "La source"
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1969
Succeeded by
Guy Bonnet
with "Marie-Blanche"
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