Dominique Walter
As the son of famous chanson singer Michèle Arnaud, the fate of Dominique Walter
(born Dominique Gruère on 22 May 1942 in Paris) was written in the stars. He
rose to national fame in 1966 when he represented France at the Eurovision Song
Contest with the song "Chez Nous" and struck up a fruitful creative relationship
with Serge Gainsbourg who wrote seven songs for him between 1966 and 1969,
including "Qui lira ces mots," (1966), the controversial 1967 song "Les Petits
boudins" ("ugly girls"), 1968's "Plus dur sera le chut," and the pair's final
collaboration, 1969's "La Vie est u...
