Georges Brassens
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Georges Brassens was a French singer-songwriter and poet who lived from 1921 to 1981 and became one of France's most influential musical artists. His work combined poetic lyrics with folk music traditions, making him a significant figure in French popular culture and a model for generations of singer-songwriters that followed.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 24
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Acting · Sète, Hérault, France
Georges Charles Brassens (22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and articulate, diverse lyrics. He is considered one of France's most accomplished postwar poets. He has also set to music poems by both well-known and relatively…
Known for
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur — Self (archive footage)2022
- Georges Brassens, les meilleures chansons — Self (archive footage)2021
- Archives secrètes — Self (archive footage)2021
- L'affaire Matzneff — (archive footage)2020
- Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort — Self (archive footage)2020
- Brassens by Brassens — Self (archive footage)2020
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Georges Charles Brassens ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) ʃaʁl bʁasɛ̃s]; Occitan: [ˈbɾasens]) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
George Brassens is considered one of France's most accomplished postwar poets. He achieved fame through his elegant songs, characterised by harmonically complex music for voice and guitar, as well as articulate and diverse lyrics. He also set to music poems by both relatively obscure poets and such well-known ones as Louis Aragon (Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux), Victor Hugo (La Légende de la Nonne, Gastibelza), Paul Verlaine, Jean Richepin, François Villon (La Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis), and Antoine Pol (Les Passantes).