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Also known as Henriette Ragon

Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress, best-known for popularizing Georges Brassens songs by singing them before he became famous. She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur.

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Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1918-06-10
Active to
2015-04-30

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Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress. She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur. Born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Henriette Ragon began her working life as a typist, then a factory worker, a shoeseller and an antique dealer. In 1948, with her husband Jean Billon she took over a cabaret-restaurant in Montmartre, called Patachou. (Their son Pierre Billon had some success as a singer in the 1970s and wrote J'ai oublié

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Person.image
Patachou (1961).jpg
Person.caption
Patachou in 1961
Person.name
Patachou
Person.birth_name
Henriette Ragon
Person.birth_place
Paris, France
Person.death_place
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Person.occupation
Singer, actress
Person.spouse
Jean Billon, Arthur Lesser
Person.children
Pierre Billon

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Patachou (1961).jpg
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date of birth
1918-06-10
date of death
2015-04-30
birth name
Henriette Eugénie Jeanne Ragon
pseudonym
Patachou
Commons category
Patachou
start of work period
1952-00-00
end of work period
2003-00-00
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  • Biography
  • Early life
  • Patachou
  • Touring
  • Death
  • Awards
  • Recordings
  • Filmography
  • References

Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress, best-known for popularizing Georges Brassens songs by singing them before he became famous. She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur.

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