Acting
Alain Barrière
- Born
- Nov 18, 1935 · Aged 84
- Died
- Dec 18, 2019
- Place of birth
- La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 16
Also known as (1)
- Alain Bellec
Biography
Alain Barrière (born Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s until his death and was known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. After growing up in a small town on the coast of Brittany, in 1955 Barrière enrolled in the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Angers. As a student he bought a guitar and started to write songs. After graduating in engineering in 1960, he moved to Paris to take up employment, and started to perform in the evenings at small clubs around the capital. He won a song contest in…
