Raoul de Godewaersvelde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French singer
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Place of Birth: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
About Raoul de Godewaersvelde
- Raoul de Godewaersvelde (born Francis Albert Victor Delbarre) (28 January 1928 – 14 April 1977) was a French singer. Born in Lille, he was a member of the group Les Capenoules. His best known song is undoubtedly "Quand la mer monte", written by his friend Jean-Claude Darnal.
- It was featured in Yolande Moreau's film of the same name.
- He is also famous for "P'tit quinquin". In 1977, he committed suicide by hanging himself on a beam of a house under construction in front of the sea at Cap Gris Nez.
- He was 50 years old.
- He was buried in Audinghen, Pas-de-Calais.
- A DVD directed by David Lang entitled La chanson de Raoul was prepared tracing the legacy of the singer.
- Also artists from the region paid tribute to de Godewaersvelde in two compilation albums named Un Hommach à vous ottescode: fra promoted to code: fr interpreting many of his famous songs. His son Arnaud Delbarre was a bass player with the band "Stocks" from 1984 to 1986 and during its reformation from 2001 to 2003.
- Arnaud Delbarre became the director of Paris Olympia after being in charge of the Zenith de Lille.
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