Léo Ferré
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 August 1916
- Died
- 14 July 1993
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Mauvaise Grainie
- Je parle à n'importe qui
- Chansons
- Léo Ferré
- Léo Ferré
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sound · Monte Carlo, Monaco
Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the…
Known for
- François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story — Self (archive footage)2021
- Léo Ferré, un homme libre — Self (archive footage)2020
- L'affaire Matzneff — (archive footage)2020
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Téléthon — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self (archive footage)1987
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Numéro un — Self (archive footage)1975
- Numéro un — Self1975
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 126,417
- Total plays
- 1,464,658
Tags
chanson francaisefrenchchansonsinger-songwriterChanson Française
Léo Ferré (1916-1993) was a Monégasque poet, composer, and, musician. Born on the 24th August 1916 in Monaco, Ferré mixed lyricism with slang; love with anarchy. He took a central place in the world of French song. He was involved in anarchism, and worked with Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free-radio broadcasting in Paris and around France. He died on the 14th July 1993. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/L%C3%A9o+Ferr%C3%A9">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <scp>parsec</scp>: stellar tracks and isochrones with the PAdova and TRieste Stellar Evolution Code
· 2012 · cited 3,719x
- THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III
· 2015 · cited 2,200x
- SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS
· 2011 · cited 1,900x
- The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)
· 2017 · cited 1,587x
- MOLCAS 7: The Next Generation
· 2009 · cited 1,501x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1916-08-24 ) 24 August 1916, Monaco
- Died
- 14 July 1993 (1993-07-14) (aged 76), Castellina in Chianti , Italy
- Genres
- Chanson , expressionist , classical, spoken word , pop
- Occupations
- Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, conductor
- Instruments
- Piano, vocals
- Years active
- 1946–1991
- Labels
- Le Chant du Monde , Odeon , Barclay , CBS , RCA , EPM , La Mémoire et la Mer
- Website
- www .leo-ferre .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 24 August 1916
- Died
- 14 July 1993
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antoine
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Monaco
- Place of death
- Castellina in Chianti
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- Albert I Lycée
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- performing arts
Article
Léo Ferré ( French: [leo feʁe]; 24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the mid-1970s. Some of his songs have become classics of the French chanson repertoire, including "Avec le temps", "C'est extra", "Jolie Môme" and "Paris-Canaille".
Early life