Guy Lafarge

Guy Lafarge (5 May 1994 in Périgueux – 17 December 1990 in Paris) was a French composer of operettas and popular songs.

Selected compositions

Operettas

• Niquette (1930)
• Carabas et Cie (1932)
• Monsieur Papillon (1934)
• La Course à l'amour (1941)
• Il faut marier maman (1950)
• La Leçon d'amour dans un parc (1951)
• Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (Strasbourg, 1966)
• L'Œuf à voiles (Nantes, 1977)
• Le Petit Café (Mulhouse, 1980) and La Cagnotte (Lille) with Jack Ledru

Chansons

• "La Seine", with lyrics by Flavien Monod (paroles) was first sung by Pathé 78 and won the Prix de Deauville in 1948. The song was also covered by , Jacqueline François, Maurice Chevalier and Colette Renard, as well as by Bing Crosby on the 1953 album '.
• "La Belle amour", lyrics by Francis Carco, entry of France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957