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Charles Trenet
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French singer-songwriter
OverviewAI-generated
Charles Trenet was a French composer, singer, and songwriter who began his professional career in 1933. Born Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet in Narbonne, he worked until 1999 and was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. His musical output included works in the chanson and sardana genres, with notable titles such as "La vie qui va," "Un noir éblouissant," "Paris River Gauche," and "Boum! Boum Chansons Folles." He recorded for labels including Capitol Records, Pathé, and Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd., and his copyright was represented by SACEM.
Trenet died in Créteil in 2001. He was a male citizen of France who spoke French and performed with his voice. His work has been associated with tags such as french, chanson francaise, and jazz.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 20
Top works
- La vie qui va
- Un noir éblouissant
- Paris River Gauche
- Boum!
- Boum Chansons Folles
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Narbonne, Aude, France
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he…
Known for
- Guet-apens, des crimes invisibles — Self (archive footage)2023
- Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur — Self (archive footage)2022
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- Le monde est à vous — Self (archive footage)1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self (voice)1987
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
- La Chance aux chansons — Self (archive footage)1984
- La Chance aux chansons — Self1984
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1913
- Active to
- 2001
Discography
- Je chante / Fleur bleue1937
- Ah ! dis, ah ! dis, ah ! bonjour ! / La Vie qui va1938
- En quittant une ville1938
- Il pleut dans ma chambre / La Route enchantée1938
- J'ai ta main1938
- Le grand café1938
- Quand j'étais petit... je vous aimais1938
- Vous êtes jolie / Boum !!...1938
- Vous oubliez votre cheval / J’ai connu de vous1938
- Biguine à Bango / Annie‐Anna1939
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 280,102
- Total plays
- 2,235,245
Tags
Charles Trenet (May 18, 1913, Narbonne, France – February 19, 2001, Créteil, France) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. In an era in which it was exceptional for a singer to write his or her own material, Trenet wrote prolifically and preferred to record his own songs. Some of his best known songs include "Boum...!", "Y'A D'La Joie", "Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours?", "Ménilmo
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,423x
- The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research
· 1989 · cited 29,175x
- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,710x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,393x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,854x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “La pendule fait tic-tac-tic-tic Les oiseaux du lac pic-pac-pic-picGlou-glou-glou font tous les dindonsEt la jolie cloche ding-dang-dong”
- “La mer Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs A des reflets d`argent La mer Des reflets changeants Sous la pluie”
- “La mer Au ciel d`été confond Ses blancs moutons Avec les anges si purs La mer Bergère d`azur Infinie”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet , ( 1913-05-18 ) 18 May 1913, Narbonne , France
- Died
- 19 February 2001 (2001-02-19) (aged 87), Créteil , France
- Genres
- Jazz , easy listening
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1933–1999
- Labels
- Pathé-Marconi , Columbia
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet ( French pronunciation: [lwi ʃaʁl oɡystɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ tʁenɛ] ; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
Early life
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