About Guy Bonnet
Lived 1945 – 2024 (aged 78–79). Guy Bonnet was a French singer, composer, writer, singer-songwriter and lyricist.
Guy Bonnet (; (12 May 1942 – 8 January 2024) was a French author, composer, and singer. He wrote the lyrics and composed the music for "", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, performed by Isabelle Aubret. In , he participated himself in the contest for France, with "Marie-Blanche" coming fourth out of twelve contestants; he repeated the experience in with "", finishing eighth out of twenty.
Bonnet wrote and composed songs for various artists, including Mireille Mathieu, Sylvie Vartan, Franck Fernandel, and Massilia Sound System. He also wrote a contemporary pastorale "".
Bonnet died in Avignon on 8 January 2024, at the age of 81.
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Who was Guy Bonnet?
French singer and composer (1942–2024)
When was Guy Bonnet born?
Guy Bonnet was born in 1945 in Avignon.
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Guy Bonnet died on 8 January 2024 in Montpellier, Avignon.
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Guy Bonnet was a singer, composer, writer, singer-songwriter and lyricist.
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Guy Bonnet was French.
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