Martine Clémenceau

Martine Clémenceau (born 18 March 1949) is a French singer.

She won the Yamaha Music Festival in 1971 with the song A jour l’amour. Then, she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with Sans toi, taking the 15th place.[1][2]

Her song Solitaire, written in 1981 is her most important hit in France, and Laura Branigan in 1983 recorded a cover that was #7 Billboard Hot 100 hit.

She sang Quelquefois as a duet with Claude François and during the 1990s. She wrote songs especially for Herbert Léonard. In 2005 she received the René Jeanne Prize.

References
  1. Martine Clémenceau
  2. Sans toi Eurovision 1973 on YouTube
Preceded by
Betty Mars
with Comé-comédie		 France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1973		 Succeeded by
Nicole Rieu
with Et bonjour à toi l'artiste


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