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Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot
	Jean Baudlot
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Also known as	Laurent Vaguener, Laurent Wagner
Born	16 February 1947; Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
Died	24 March 2021 (aged 74)
Genres	Instrumental, French Pop, Easy listening
Occupation(s)	composer, singer
Years active	1972 – 2021

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Jean Baudlot (16 February 1947 – 24 March 2021) was a French music composer, most notable for composing music for videogames in the 1980s and 1990s and collaborations with Richard Clayderman, Nicolas de Angelis, Michèle Torr and Joe Dassin. He also represented Monaco in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest under the pseudonym Laurent Vaguener.

1970–1979

In his early years he composed for different labels like Polydor, AZ and Discodis when he finally stayed close to Delphine Records in 1979. He worked with Michèle Torr on J’aime and with Joe Dassin on À toi. In 1979 he entered as singer (under the pseudonym Laurent Vaguener) and composer in the Eurovision Song Contest for Monaco. Together with Gérard Salesses he produced the song "Notre vie c’est la musique". He scored twelve points and took the 16th place.^[1]

Singles / Albums: Je t’hippopotaime – Gérard Croce (1972)
Trop d’amitié – Joël Prevost (1973)
Dis papa, téléphone moi – LÉNA (1974)
Aujourd’hui plus qu’hier – Jacky Reggan (1975)
Hey Lena – LÉNA (1975)
Agitez vos mouchoirs – Le Groupe France (1976)
Indiana – Irvin et Indira (1977)
J’aime – Michèle Torr et Jean-François Maurice (1977)
Help me – The Savers (1977)
Maïté – Marc Charlan (1977)
À toi – Joe Dassin (1977)
Amour disco – Irvin et Indira (1978)
Laisse danser la nana – Bob Babylone et les Salopettes (1978)
Notre vie c’est la musique (1979)
"The T Brothers" in Kingston Jamaica (1979)

1980–1989

Through the 1980s he continued working for the Delphine Records company, most notably compositions for Richard Clayderman and Nicolas de Angelis. For the second and last time he released a single under his Laurent Vaguener pseudonym in 1984. In 1988 Delphine Records created a game developer company named Delphine Software International for which he composed numerous songs on Amiga and Atari ST. His work got mostly favorable mentioning in game magazine reviews.

Singles / Albums:
Corinna – Fire Brigade (1980)
Quelques notes pour Anna – Nicolas de Angelis (1981)
Lady Di – Richard Clayderman (1982)
Voyage – Nicolas de Angelis (1983)
Les aventuriers – Nicolas de Angelis (1983)
L’amour au grand soleil – Jean-Claude Borelly (1983)
La musique de la mer – Georges Schmitt Randall (1983)
Frenchie café – George and Priscilla Jones (1984)
Roissy 6 heures du matin – Laurent Wagner (1984)
Roland Romanelli: Le coeur au bout des doigts (1985)
Boulevard des solitudes – Norma Cohen (1987)
Toute une vie – Jean-Philippe Audin (1988)

Videogames:
Operation Wolf (1988) – Music Conversion for Amiga / Atari ST
Bad Dudes / Dragon Ninja (1988)
Future Wars Les Voyageurs du Temps: La Menace (1989)
Castle Warrior (1989)
Bio Challenge (1989)
Beach Volley (1989)

1990–1999

He continued composing for videogames in the early 1990s most notably Operation Stealth and Flashback: The Quest for Identity. In 1995 Jean Baudlot formed his own company L’Ours-son Production which specialized in advertising and producing jingles for television and radio.

Videogames:
Operation Stealth / James Bond: The Stealth Affair (1990)
Ivanhoe (1990) with Pierre-Eric Loriaux
Cruise for a Corpse (1991)
Snow Bros. Nick & Tom (1991) *never published*
Flashback: The Quest for Identity (1992)
GT Racing 97 (1997) with Cyril Trevoan, Orou Mama

2000 – 2021

While working for his company he produced music for (mostly French) documentaries.

TV Documentary:
Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur / They Filmed the War in Color (2000) with Chris Elliott
La Libération (2003)
L’enfer du Pacifique (2006)
Le mystère Malraux (2007)
Hillary & Bill (2008)

External links

Discography & Covers on encyclopedisque [1]
Videogame credits on MobyGames [2]
Jean Baudlot on Facebook [3]

References

^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - | YouRovision.net".

[1] "Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - | YouRovision.net".

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-'''Jean Baudlot''' is a French music composer (born 16 February 1947), most notable for composing music for videogames in the 1980s and 1990s and collaborations with [[Richard Clayderman]], [[Nicolas de Angelis]], [[Michèle Torr]] and [[Joe Dassin]]. He also represented [[Monaco]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] under the pseudonym ''Laurent Vaguener'' in 1979.
+'''Jean Baudlot''' (16 February 1947 – 24 March 2021) was a French music composer, most notable for composing music for videogames in the 1980s and 1990s and collaborations with [[Richard Clayderman]], [[Nicolas de Angelis]], [[Michèle Torr]] and [[Joe Dassin]]. He also represented [[Monaco]] in the [[1979 Eurovision Song Contest]] under the pseudonym ''Laurent Vaguener''.
 ==1970–1979==
-In his early years he composed for different labels like [[Polydor]], AZ and Discodis when he finally stayed close to [[Delphine Records]] in 1979. He worked with Michèle Torr on J’aime and with Joe Dassin on À toi. In 1979 he entered as singer (under the pseudonym ''Laurent Vaguener'') and composer the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for [[Monaco]]. Together with Gérard Salesses he produced the song "[[Notre vie c’est la musique]]". He scored twelve points and took the 16th place.<ref>http://www.yourovision.net/contest.php?year=1979&orderby=place</ref>
+In his early years he composed for different labels like [[Polydor]], AZ and Discodis when he finally stayed close to [[Delphine Records]] in 1979. He worked with Michèle Torr on J’aime and with Joe Dassin on À toi. In 1979 he entered as singer (under the pseudonym ''Laurent Vaguener'') and composer in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for [[Monaco]]. Together with Gérard Salesses he produced the song "[[Notre vie c'est la musique|Notre vie c’est la musique]]". He scored twelve points and took the 16th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourovision.net/contest.php?year=1979&orderby=place|title = Eurovision Song Contest 1979 - &#124; YouRovision.net}}</ref>
 '''Singles / Albums:'''
-Je t’hippopotaime – Gérard Croce (1972)
+Je t’hippopotaime – Gérard Croce (1972)<br />
-Trop d’amitié – Joël Prevost (1973)
+Trop d’amitié – Joël Prevost (1973)<br />
-Dis papa, téléphone moi – LÉNA (1974)
+Dis papa, téléphone moi – LÉNA (1974)<br />
-Aujourd’hui plus qu’hier – Jacky Reggan (1975)
+Aujourd’hui plus qu’hier – Jacky Reggan (1975)<br />
-Hey Lena – LÉNA (1975)
+Hey Lena – LÉNA (1975)<br />
-Agitez vos mouchoirs – Le Groupe France (1976)
+Agitez vos mouchoirs – Le Groupe France (1976)<br />
-Indiana – Irvin et Indira(1977)
+Indiana – Irvin et Indira (1977)<br />
-J’aime  – Michèle Torr et Jean-François Maurice (1977)
+J’aime  – Michèle Torr et Jean-François Maurice (1977)<br />
 Help me – The Savers (1977)<br />
 Maïté – Marc Charlan (1977)<br />
 À toi – Joe Dassin (1977)<br />
 Amour disco – Irvin et Indira (1978)<br />
-Laisse danser la nana – Bob Babylone et les Salopettes(1978)<br />
+Laisse danser la nana – Bob Babylone et les Salopettes (1978)<br />
-[[Notre vie c’est la musique]] (1979)
+[[Notre vie c'est la musique|Notre vie c’est la musique]] (1979)<br />
-“The T Brothers” in Kingston Jamaica (1979)
+"The T Brothers" in Kingston Jamaica (1979)
 ==1980–1989==
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 Frenchie café – George and Priscilla Jones (1984)<br />
 Roissy 6 heures du matin – Laurent Wagner (1984)<br />
-Roland Romanelli: Le coeur au bout des doigts (1985)<br />
+[[Roland Romanelli]]: Le coeur au bout des doigts (1985)<br />
 Boulevard des solitudes – Norma Cohen (1987)<br />
 Toute une vie – Jean-Philippe Audin (1988)
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 ==1990–1999==
-He continued composing for videogames in the early 1990s most notably [[Operation Stealth]] and [[Flashback: The Quest for Identity]]. In 1995 '''Jean Baudlot''' formed his own company ''L’Ours-son Production'' which is specialized in advertising and producing jingles for television and radio.
+He continued composing for videogames in the early 1990s most notably [[Operation Stealth]] and [[Flashback: The Quest for Identity]]. In 1995 '''Jean Baudlot''' formed his own company ''L’Ours-son Production'' which specialized in advertising and producing jingles for television and radio.
 '''Videogames:'''<br />
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 [[GT Racing 97]] (1997) with Cyril Trevoan, Orou Mama
-==2000 – Today==
+==2000 – 2021==
-While working for his company he produced music for (mostly French) documentations.
+While working for his company he produced music for (mostly French) documentaries.
 '''TV Documentary:'''<br />
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Baudlot, Jean}}
 [[Category:1947 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2021 deaths]]
+[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Monaco]]
+[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1979]]
 [[Category:French male singers]]
+[[Category:French male songwriters]]
 [[Category:French songwriters]]
-[[Category:Video game composers]]
+[[Category:French video game composers]]
-[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1979]]
-[[Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Monaco]]

v t e Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 2004 2005 2006
Artists	Minouche Barelli Caline Mary Christy Lise Darly François Deguelt Colette Deréal Dominique Dussault Séverine Ferrer Anne-Marie Godart Jean Jacques Françoise Hardy Line and Willy Peter MacLane Marie Maryon Marjorie Noël Jacques Pills Romuald Séverine Sophie Téréza Michèle Torr Olivier Toussaint Laurent Vaguener
Songs	"À chacun sa chanson" "Allons, allons les enfants" "L'amour s'en va" "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" "Bien plus fort" "Boum-Badaboum" "Ce soir-là" "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "La Coco-Dance" "Comme on s'aime" "Dis rien" "Les Jardins de Monaco" "Maman, maman" "Marlène" "Mon ami Pierrot" "Notre planète" "Notre vie c'est la musique" "Où sont-elles passées" "Une petite française" "Toi, la musique et moi" "Tout de moi" "Un train qui part" "Va dire à l'amour"

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Vereinigte Staaten Frankreich BnF data
Artists	MusicBrainz
Other	IdRef