Tom Leeb (born 21 March 1989) is a French actor, singer and comedian. He was scheduled to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with the song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)", but the competition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biography
Family
Leeb is the son of humorist Michel Leeb and journalist Béatrice Malicet, Tom Leeb was born in Paris in 1989. He is the youngest in the family, after Fanny (born in 1986) and Elsa (born in 1988).
Career
In 2003, he played in the theater with his father in Madame Doubtfire. He studied theater, cinema, singing and dance in New York for five years.
In 2013, he was chosen for the role of Tom in the series Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez, then played the role of Adrien in an episode Section de recherches. The same year, he played in the film Paroles.
He appeared in the film Avis de mistral, with Jean Reno in 2014. The same year, he formed a comic duet with the actor Kevin Levy, and they created their first show Kevin et Tom. The two comedians were the opening act of Gad Elmaleh at the Olympia then went on tour on Parisian stages. In parallel with their show, they launched mini-video sequences titled: "How ...".
In March 2018, he released his first single "Are We Too Late" under the Roy Music label.
On 14 January 2020, the public national television channel France 2 announced that it has selected Tom Leeb to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, scheduled for May 16, with his song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)". The competition was cancelled on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 19, 2020, Leeb confirmed that he would not represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Filmography
Movies
2013 : Paroles by Véronique Mucret Rouveyrollis
2014 : My Summer in Provence (French : Avis de mistral) by Rose Bosch : Tiago
2017 : Jour-J by Reem Kherici : Gabriel
2017 : Overdrive by Antonio Negret : the American tourist n°2
2017 : Mon poussin by Frédéric Forestier : Romain
2017 : Papillon by Michael Noer : lawyer Dega
2017 : The New Adventures of Cinderella (French : Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cendrillon) by Lionel Steketee : the dwarf Relou 2019 : Edmond by Alexis Michalik : Leo Volny 2020 : C'est la vie of Julien Rambaldi : Jérôme 2021 : Spoiled Brats by Nicolas Cuche Netflix 2021 : Stuck Together by Dany Boon - Sam (Netflix) 2021 : Pierre & Jeanne " by Clémentine Célarié from a work of Guy de Maupassant
Short films
2009 : One Shot by Miguel Parga
2013 : Subtitles by Allan Duboux and himself
2015 : This New Generation by himself : Joe
2017 : Lola & Eddie by Charlotte Karas and Jordan Goldnadel : Eddie
2016 : Happy Anniversary by Franck Victor
2017 : Unexpected by Jessy Langlois : Jeremy
2017 : Momentum by David Solal : Ron
2016 : Jeux de grands by Celine Gaudry
2021 : “Des Corps” de Tom Leeb
TV shows
2013 - 2014 : Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez : Tom Drancourt (seasons 1 and 2) 2014 : Section de recherches : David Bréand (season 8, episode 9 : Cyrano ) 2018 : Nina : Anto (season 4, episode 4 : D'abord ne pas nuire ) 2020 : “Infidèle” Saison 2 TF1 - Gabriel 2021 : “Plan B” saison 1 TF1 - Manu 2021 : “Les Combattantes”
Theater
2003 : Madame Doubtfire, adapted by Albert Algoud, directed by Daniel Roussel, Théâtre de Paris 2013 : Kevin & Tom''
References
External links
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/french-eurovision-song-contest-entry-by-tom-leeb-denounced-for-using-english-lyrics-qggwmkdtp The Times