Sophie Garel

Sophie Garel
Born
Lucienne Gabrielle Garcia

(1942-04-22)22 April 1942
Oran, French Algeria
Died14 May 2026(2026-05-14) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Radio and television presenter
  • singer

Lucienne Gabrielle Garcia (22 April 1942 – 14 May 2026), better known by the stage name Sophie Garel, was a French radio and television personality and singer.[1]

She represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968, finishing in eleventh place with the duet "Nous vivrons d'amour" alongside Chris Baldo.[2] In media, she was most well-known for her work on RTL's Les Grosses Têtes.[3]

Garel died on 14 May 2026, at the age of 84.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sophie Garel, animatrice et voix emblématique de RTL est morte à l'âge de 84 ans". RTL (in French). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "London 1968". Eurovision. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Leclere, Laurie (13 October 2014). "Les Grosses Têtes ne manquent pas de saveur!". RTL (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sophie Garel, animatrice de radio et de télévision emblématique, est morte à l'âge de 84 ans". Le Monde (in French). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.