Dany Dauberson (16 January 1925 – 16 March 1979) was a French singer [1] and actress. [2]
Eurovision
Dauberson was born in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France. On 24 May 1956, at the first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, each participating country had two entrants due to the format of the competition's first year. Dany Dauberson, one of the French entrants, performed the song " Il est là" ("He's Here") while Mathé Altéry, the other French entrant, sang "Le Temps Perdu" ("Lost Time"). Dany Dauberson's score and placing remain undisclosed to this day as only the winner was announced. [3]
Car crash
On 8 April 1967, Dauberson suffered major injuries while riding in a car driven by her companion, actress Nicole Berger. The vehicle skidded off the road and crashed into a tree while driving towards Duranville, Eure, on the N13. Dauberson was thrown out of her seat and through the windscreen, while Berger suffered a fractured skull and a crushed rib cage. Both were rushed to hospital, where Berger died from her injuries six days later. [4] [5] Dauberson never fully recovered emotionally or physically from the crash, which ended her career as a singer. She died in 1979, at the age of 54. [6]
She was buried in the town of Saint-Claude in the Jura department, where she had spent part of her youth.
Filmography
- 1951 : L'Inconnue des cinq cités (A Tale of Five Cities)
- 1954 : Soirs de Paris, by Jean Laviron
- 1957 : Et par ici la sortie, by Willy Rozier : Florina
- 1957 : C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles, by Henri Diamant-Berger : herself
- 1966 : Du rififi à Paname, by Denys de La Patellière : Léa
References
- ^ "Dany Dauberson", Der Spiegel, 17 February 1960, http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-43063357.html
- ^ "Accueil: Personne: Dany Dauberson", L'Express, http://fiches.lexpress.fr/personnalite/dany-dauberson_349849 (accessed 1 May 2012)
- ^ "1956", Eurovisionary, http://www.eurovisionary.com/history/1956 Archived 10 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 1 May 2012).
- ^ Alexandre Mathis, LSD 67, UNIVERS POCHE, 2013, p. 392, ISBN 282381096X: "Dans la nuit du 8 avril, pendant un orage de grêle sur la route de Honfleur à la sortie de Folleville [...], la Chevrolet Corvair de Nicole Berger dérape et s'encastre contre un arbre. La chanteuse Dany Dauberson, à côté, éjectée du véhicule, s'en tire sans trop de mal. Nicole Berger, crâne fracturé, a la cage thoracique enfoncée par le volant."
- ^ "Biographie de Dany Dauberson".
- ^ Patrin, Vincent (14 May 2016). "Dany Dauberson, enterrée à Saint-Claude, avait représenté la France à l'Eurovision". Le Progrès.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a French singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small} | This article about the Eurovision Song Contest is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |