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Fud Leclerc
Fud Leclerc sang at four Eurovision Song Contests, in 1956, 1958, 1960 and 1962, for Belgium. The best result was 5th place in 1958, with “Ma petite chatte”.
- who
- Belgian singer and musician
- born
- 1924, Montluçon, France
- died
- 20 September 2010, Ganshoren, Belgium
- contests
- 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962
- best result
- 5th, 1958
- plays
- piano
- active
- 1945 to 1962
- sang for
- Belgium
Biography
Fud Leclerc, who died in 2010, was a Belgian singer, pianist, accordionist and songwriter who also played the piano for Juliette Gréco. Leclerc sang for Belgium four times. “Messieurs les noyés de la Seine” was one of Belgium’s two songs in Lugano in 1956, where no placings were published; “Ma petite chatte” finished joint fifth in Hilversum in 1958, “Mon amour pour toi” sixth in London in 1960, and “Ton nom” joint last in Luxembourg in 1962, without a point.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Fud Leclerc”.
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At Eurovision
Four songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1956 Lugano
“Messieurs les noyés de la Seine”
Placing not published Only the winner was announced that year. The other placings were never published.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Jean Miret, Robert Montal, Jack Say
- Conductor
- Léo Souris
- Running order
- 3rd of 14
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Lys Assia, “Refrain”
The story of Eurovision 1956: Seven countries, fourteen songs, and a result nobody kept
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1958 Hilversum
“Ma petite chatte”
5th of 10 Finished 5th of 10, with 8 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- André Dohet
- Conductor
- Dolf van der Linden
- Running order
- 7th of 10
- Won that year
- France: André Claveau, “Dors mon amour”
The story of Eurovision 1958: Italy sang twice, France won, and the world bought “Volare”
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1960 London
“Mon amour pour toi”
6th of 13 Finished 6th of 13, with 9 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Robert Montal, Jack Say
- Conductor
- Henri Segers
- Running order
- 5th of 13
- Won that year
- France: Jacqueline Boyer, “Tom Pillibi”
The story of Eurovision 1960: London steps in, and a last-placed singer's daughter wins
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1962 Luxembourg City
“Ton nom”
13th of 16 Finished 13th of 16, with no points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Eric Channe, Tony Golan
- Conductor
- Henri Segers
- Running order
- 2nd of 16
- Won that year
- France: Isabelle Aubret, “Un premier amour”
The story of Eurovision 1962: The lights go out, and nul points is born
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In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Fud Leclerc is part of.
- 1962 Nul points Nul points and bad nights
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Fud Leclerc, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1958 Who was there
It was a year of familiar faces. Lys Assia sang for Switzerland for the third contest in a row, and Corry Brokken, the reigning champion, did the same for the Netherlands. Belgium's Fud Leclerc was back from 1956 and Germany's Margot Hielscher from 1957.
- 1960 Thirteen
Belgium sent Fud Leclerc again. It was his third contest in five years.
- 1962 The same sixteen
Half the singers were, or would become, repeat visitors. Belgium's Fud Leclerc was making his fourth appearance, the first artist to reach that number; only three acts have matched it since. And Jean Philippe, who had sung for France in 1959, turned up representing Switzerland — the first person to sing for two different countries.
- 1962 Nul points
Two of the four had particular reason to feel hard done by. Fud Leclerc's record-setting fourth appearance ended on zero. And the Dutch duo De Spelbrekers were the ones singing when the lights first went.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.