Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: N'avoue jamais
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography162 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1359390285
Biography
Guy Mardel (French pronunciation: [gi maʁdɛl], born Mardochée Elkoubi; 30 June 1944, in Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.
Mardel lived his first 15 years in Algeria before moving to France in 1959. He later enrolled in law school, while singing recreationally with a jazz band. He signed a contract with AZ Records in 1963 and released two singles before being chosen internally by channel ORTF in 1965 to represent France in that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "N'avoue jamais
N'avoue jamaisSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAN'avoue jamais2:54BSonge songe3:05" ("Never admit"). At the contest, held in Naples on 20 March, "N'avoue jamais" finished in third place of the 18 entries. The single record was reportedly sold 400 000 times.
Mardel was unable to capitalise on his Eurovision success, despite releasing many singles until the 1980s. In the 1970s he moved into record production, setting up his own record label, MM, in 1977. Mardel now lives in Jerusalem.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups)
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | N'avoue jamaisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:59AN'avoue jamais2:54 BSonge songe3:05 | 1965 | ||
| 1971 | On a plié le parasolSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:46AOn a plié le parasol3:01 BDenis Papin2:45 | 1971 | ||
| 1973 | C'est la primaveraSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:30AC'est la primavera2:55 BLe temps d'aimer2:35 | 1973 | ||
| 1974 | Un arc et des flêchesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:15AUn arc et des flêches2:30 BOn ne met pas l'amour dans sa valise2:45 | 1974 | ||
| 1985 | BrésilienneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:43ABrésilienne4:43 BParadiso | 1985 | ||
| 1989 | Quelque chose comme de l’amourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:44AQuelque chose comme de l’amour3:22 BPrends le temps3:22 | 1989 | ||
| — | Il y a toujours un amour qui m’attendSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:01AIl y a toujours un amour qui m’attend3:15 BMalakal2:46 | — |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | N'avoue jamaisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1N'avoue jamais A2Songe songe B1S'il pleut aujourd'hui B2Sans rien me dire | 1965 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Guy Mardel head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965_-_Guy_Mardel.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/37631c7b-7cbd-4446-b6fe-c8accc9d5ccfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/37631c7b-7cbd-4446-b6fe-c8accc9d5ccfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541136genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541136seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Mardelbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Mardel
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: RAI · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q541136 · MusicBrainz: 37631c7b-7cbd-4446-b6fe-c8accc9d5ccf
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