Yves Sandrier

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Yves Sandrier (1938–1958) was a Swiss poet and singer. Born Yves Altmann, in Geneva, he gains international fame after participating in a radio show on Europe I, in France, in February 1957. [1] [2] Altmann took the name Sandrier after playing the role of the hero in Montherlant's play, La ville dont le prince est un enfant . [3]

The French-speaking Radio Suisse Romande created a Yves Sandrier Prize in 2002 to support new talents. [4]

References

  1. "Yves Sandrier". www.letempsarchives.ch. Gazette de Lausanne. 27 September 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  2. "Yves Sandrier n'est plus". www.letempsarchives.ch. Journal de Genève. 25 September 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  3. Dumur, Jean-A. (16 March 1957). "Poète en clé de sol: Yves Sandrier". www.letempsarchives.ch. Gazette de Lausanne. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  4. Micro 4: Lettre d'information des radios francophones publiques, Première édition du prix Yves Sandrier , May 2002