Dany Dauberson

• Name — Dany Dauberson • Birth Name — Suzanne Gauche • Born — 16 January 1925 • Birthplace — Le Creusot, France • Died — 16 March 1979 16 January 1925 • Place of death — Marseille, France • Resting Place — Saint-Claude, France • Occupation — Singer, actress

Dany Dauberson was born on 16 January 1925 in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France.

On 24 May 1956, at the first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, each participating country had two entrants due to the format of the competition's first year. Dauberson, one of the French entrants, performed the song "Il est là" ("He's Here") while Mathé Altéry, the other French entrant, sang "Le Temps Perdu" ("Lost Time"). Dauberson's score and placing remain undisclosed to this day as only the winner, Lys Assia, was announced.

On 8 April 1967, Dauberson suffered major injuries while riding in a car driven by her companion, actress Nicole Berger. The vehicle skidded off the road and crashed into a tree while heading towards Duranville, Eure, on the N13. Dauberson was thrown out of her seat and through the windscreen, while Berger suffered a fractured skull and a crushed rib cage. Both were rushed to hospital, where Berger died from her injuries six days later. Dauberson never fully recovered emotionally or physically from the crash, which ended her career as a singer.

Dauberson died in 1979, at the age of 54. She was buried in the town of Saint-Claude in the Jura department, where she had spent part of her youth.

• 1951: L'Inconnue des cinq cités (A Tale of Five Cities) • 1954: Soirs de Paris, by Jean Laviron • 1957: Et par ici la sortie, by Willy Rozier: Florina • 1957: C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles, by Henri Diamant-Berger: herself • 1966: Du rififi à Paname, by Denys de La Patellière: Léa

Dany Dauberson was recorded at birth as Suzanne Marguerite Renée Gauche. She also worked under the name Dany Dauberson. Her recorded language was French.