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Jean Philippe
Jean Philippe sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1959 and 1962, for France and Switzerland. The best result was 3rd place in 1959, with “Oui oui oui oui”.
- who
- French singer
- died
- 7 January 2022, Quebec, Canada
- contests
- 1959, 1962
- best result
- 3rd, 1959
- music
- chanson
- sang for
- France Switzerland
Biography
Jean Philippe, who died in 2022, was a French singer who went to the contest for two countries. “Oui oui oui oui” was the host country’s song in Cannes in 1959 and finished third for France; “Le Retour” finished joint tenth for Switzerland in Luxembourg in 1962.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jean Philippe”.
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The act’s own accounts, as listed on Wikidata. If one is wrong or out of date, tell us and we’ll take it down.
At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1959 Cannes
“Oui oui oui oui”
3rd of 11 Finished 3rd of 11, with 15 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Pierre Cour, Hubert Giraud
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 1st of 11
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teddy Scholten, “Een beetje”
The story of Eurovision 1959: Cannes, a revolving stage and the first country to win twice
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1962 Luxembourg City
“Le Retour”
10th of 16 Finished 10th of 16, with 2 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Émile Gardaz, Géo Voumard
- Conductor
- Cédric Dumont
- Running order
- 11th 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
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Jean Philippe, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 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.
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.