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Also known as Greame Allwright

French singer-songwriter of New Zealand origin

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1926-11-07
Active to
2020-02-16
folksinger-songwriter

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Graeme Allwright (born in Wellington, New Zealand on 7 November 1926; died 16 February 2020) was a New Zealand-born French singer and songwriter. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as a French language interpreter of the songs of American and Canadian songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger, and remained active into his nineties. Allwright traveled to France in the early 1950's and married Catherine Dasté. His son Christophe Allwright, is a French comedian. <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Graeme
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Occupation
teacher
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
English language
Genre
chanson
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.mga.asso.fr
Image
Photo - Festival de Cornouaille 2012 - Graeme Allwright en concert le 28 juillet - 003.jpg
Number of children
4
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writing language
Malagasy
influenced by
Woody Guthrie
Commons category
Graeme Allwright
date of birth
1926-11-07
start of work period
1956-00-00
end of work period
2017-00-00
name in native language
Graeme Allwright
partner in business or sport
Alan Stivell
date of death
2020-02-16
birth name
Sydney Graeme Allwright
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