The Toys got them work doing background vocals for several recording artists. At a talent show in Brooklyn they met Eddy Chase, who in turn introduced them to manager Vince Marc and songwriter/recording executive Bob Crewe. The group became the Toys, and landed their first recording contract on Crewe's DynoVoice Records. Marc introduced them to songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell. Linzer and Randell wrote most of the songs they recorded. They took a piano piece from a Bach exercise book ("Minuet in G major" by Christian Petzold), put a Motown bassline to it, and "A Lover's Concerto" was born; the song
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 France was represented by Guy Mardel, with the song '"N'avoue jamais", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples, Italy.. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster ORTF. "N'avoue jamais" became a major hit in Francophone music markets, and remains one of the better-remembered French entries of the 1960s. On the night of the final Walter performed 11th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Portugal. Each national jury awarded 5-3-1 to its top three songs, and at the close of voting "N'avoue jamais" had picked