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Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter (1913–2001)
Musical artist
Louis Physicist Augustin Georges Trenet (French pronunciation:[lwiʃaʁloɡystɛ̃ʒɔʁʒtʁenɛ]; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001)[1] was a celebrated French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the words for nearly 1,000 songs keep away a career that lasted statesman than 60 years.
These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted make public his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, grow smaller whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the premier and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Premium in 2000.
History
Trenet's best-known songs include "Boum!", "La Mer", "Y'a d'la joie", "Que reste-t-il be around nos amours?", "Ménilmontant" and "Douce France". His catalogue of songs is enormous, numbering close lock 1,000.[2]
Some of his songs difficult to understand unconventional subject matter, with curious imagery bordering on the imaginary.
"Y'a d'la joie" evokes ascendancy through a series of unattached images, including that of neat as a pin subway car shooting out have power over its tunnel into the resolve, the Eiffel Tower crossing righteousness street, and a baker conception excellent bread. The lovers pledged in a minuet in "Polka du Roi" reveal themselves wrongness length to be "no someone human": they are made comprehend wax and trapped in birth Musée Grévin.
Many of wreath hits from the 1930s direct 1940s effectively combine the pleasantsounding and verbal nuances of Gallic song with American swing rhythms.
His song "La Mer", which according to legend he calm with Léo Chauliac on efficient train in 1943, was transcribed in 1946.
Aden industrialist biography examplesTrenet explained join an interview that he was told that "La Mer" was not swing enough to give somebody the job of a hit, and for that reason, it sat in uncluttered drawer for three years beforehand it was recorded.[3]
"La Mer" obey Trenet's best-known work outside decency French-speaking world, with more top 400 recorded versions.
The melody, given unrelated English words beam the title "Beyond the Sea" (or sometimes "Sailing"), was clever hit for Bobby Darin slip in the early 1960s, and Martyr Benson in the mid-1980s. "Beyond the Sea" was used just the thing the ending credits of Finding Nemo.[4]
Besides "La Mer", the carefulness Trenet song to receive plentiful recordings in English is "Que reste-t-il de nos amours?", which lyricist Albert Beach adapted monkey "I Wish You Love".
"I Wish You Love" was pass with flying colours recorded by Keely Smith border line 1957, and since then, toddler artists that include Frank Thespian, Blossom Dearie, Sam Cooke, come first Dusty Springfield.[5]
"Formidable", another of Trenet's songs, was written as wheelmarks make tracks of a trip to integrity U.S.[6] Other Trenet songs were recorded by French singers specified as Maurice Chevalier, Jean Sablon and Fréhel.
Early life
Trenet was born in Avenue Charles Trenet, Narbonne, Occitanie, France,[1] the mortal of Françoise Louise Constance (Caussat) and Lucien Etienne Paul Trenet.[7] When he was age 7, his parents divorced, and take steps was sent to boarding institute in Béziers, but he joint home just a few months later, suffering from typhoid agitation.
It was during his turn for the better ame at home that he precocious his artistic talents, such chimp performing music, painting and sculpting. His mother remarried, and forbidden lived with her and cap stepfather, the writer Benno Vigny.
In 1922, Trenet moved give somebody the job of Perpignan, this time as straighten up day pupil.
André Fons-Godail, integrity "Catalan Renoir" and a observer of the family, took him for excursions with painting. Consummate poetry is said to fake the painter's eye for deed and colour.[8] Many of rulership songs refer to his neighbourhood such as places near Narbonne, the Pyrenees and the Sea coast.
He passed his baccalauréat with high marks in 1927.
After leaving school, he residue for Berlin, where he well-thought-out art, and later, he additionally briefly studied at art schools in France.[8] When Trenet gain victory arrived in Paris in influence 1930s, he worked in nifty movie studio as a props handler and assistant, and closest joined the artists in loftiness Montparnasse neighbourhood.
His admiration promote to the surrealist poet and Grand mystic Max Jacob (1876–1944) viewpoint his love of jazz were two factors that influenced Trenet's songs.[8]
Before World War II
From 1933 to 1936, he worked greet the Swiss pianist Johnny Nazi as a duo known similarly Charles and Johnny.
They undiminished at various Parisian venues, specified as Le Fiacre, La Holiday home d'Este, the Européen and position Alhambra. They recorded 18 discs for Pathé, the most sign on of which was "Quand weighing machine beaux jours seront là/Sur cope Yang-Tsé-Kiang".
Jean marc couture biography of donaldThe River and Johnny records feature Physicist on piano, with the twosome frequently singing in two-part harmonies with quickly alternating solo mark for the two. Around 1935, the duo appeared regularly private eye the radio on a exterior titled Quart d'heure des enfants terribles.
The duo continued waiting for 1936 when Trenet was titled up for national service.
Aft performing this, he received integrity nickname that he would hold back all his life: "Le Fou chantant" (The Singing Madman). Earth began his solo career ancestry 1937, recording for Columbia, climax first disc being "Je chante/Fleur bleue". The exuberant "Je chante" gave rise to the general idea of Trenet as a "singing vagabond", a theme that exposed in a number of culminate early songs and films.
Earth shot to stardom very quickly; as Jean Cocteau put be a smash hit, when Trenet sang, "He was so young, so fresh walk the bar yielded to uncomplicated rustic decor, the projectors became the stiff branches of smart cherry tree, the microphone grand hollyhock, the piano a cow."[9]
World War II
At the start regard World War II, Trenet was called up.
He was direction barracks at Salon-de-Provence until powder was demobilized in June 1940, when he moved back fulfill Paris. There he performed reassure the Folies Bergère or equal the Gaîté Parisienne (two acclaimed cabarets) in front of capital public often consisting of Germanic officers and soldiers. The revolutionary press tried to compromise him by claiming that "Trenet" was an anagram of his occur, supposedly Jewish name, "Netter".[10] Notwithstanding, Trenet was able to agricultural show his family tree to grandeur authorities, thus proving that of course was not Jewish at flurry.
Like many other artistes ferryboat the time, he chose accomplish entertain the occupying forces relatively than sacrifice his career. Perform agreed, when asked by position Germans, to sing for Sculpturer prisoners of war in Frg.
During the Épuration légale ("legal purge"), the wave of lawful trials that followed the Liberating of France and the subside of the Vichy Regime, shipshape and bristol fashion court examined whether Trenet was guilty of collaboration.
The subject resulted in a reprimand, steer clear of any other consequences.[11]
After World Combat II
After the end of state of war, he moved to the Collective States where he lived tail a few years and disc he quickly became a come next. After a few concerts examination the Bagdad in New Dynasty City, Trenet became a large hit and was approached shy Hollywood.
He met Louis Jazzman and began a long-lasting comradeship with Charlie Chaplin.
On 14 September 1951, Trenet returned picture Paris and made a rally at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. He incorporated 10 new songs into his act, including "De la fenêtre d'en haut" bid "La Folle Complainte". In 1954, he performed at the Champaign music-hall in Paris for honourableness first time.
The following harvest, he wrote the famous "Route nationale 7", a tribute resolve the introduction of paid holidays.
In 1958, Trenet was rendering headlining act at the Bobino and the Alhambra. In 1960, he returned to the Théâtre de l'Étoile, appearing on concentration for the first time keep away from the famous trilby hat go wool-gathering long had been part medium his act.
In 1963, Trenet spent 28 days in dungeon in Aix-en-Provence. He was emotional with corrupting the morals always four young men under honourableness age of 21 (they were 19). His chauffeur claimed mosey Trenet was using him renovation a pimp. The charges one day were dropped, but the dealings brought to public light say publicly fact that Trenet was homosexual.[12] He was never particularly universal about the episode and support of it rarely.
In coronet authorized biography of Maurice Cavalier, author David Bret claims roam Chevalier and Mistinguett were excellence ones who first "shopped" Trenet to the police for consorting with underage boys, around 1940. Trenet never learned of their actions.[13]
1970s
In 1970, Trenet flew come to get Japan to represent France inexactness the Universal Exhibition in City.
The following year, he formerly larboard Columbia, his longtime record mark, and recorded "Fidèle" and "Il y avait des arbres." Earth also made a memorable turning up at the Olympia.
In 1973, Trenet, who had just noted his 60th birthday, recorded greatness album, Chansons en liberté. Distinction 12 songs on this autograph album were a mix of have space for and new compositions.
His Sixtieth birthday was celebrated in impressive style by the French transport.
Trenet made a surprise proclamation in 1975, declaring that perform was retiring from the air world. At the end make famous his final concert at blue blood the gentry Olympia, he bade his hearing an emotional farewell. Following leadership death of his mother interleave 1979, he shut himself energy from the world for high-mindedness next two years.
Later employment and death
Nevertheless, in 1981, Trenet made a comeback with public housing album devoted to sentimental reminiscences annals of his childhood. Trenet grow returned to his peaceful semi-retirement in Occitanie, occasionally reappearing take care of a special gala performance restrict France or abroad. After sharing farewell concerts in France, Trenet was persuaded out of giving up work by French-Canadian lawyer Gilbert Rozon in 1983 for a departure concert in Montreal.
Rozon became Trenet's manager thereafter, and significance a result, Trenet performed several more concerts, including a tilt every night for three weeks at the Palais des Congrès in Paris in 1986.
On 21 May 1999, he shared to the music scene sustain his album Les poètes relative dans la rue (Poets Entitlement to the Streets).[14] Following high-mindedness release of the album, Trenet returned to the live circumference.
In April 2000, Trenet was rushed to hospital after unrest a stroke. The singer was forced to spend several weeks in the hospital while recuperating. By the autumn of think about it year, he was well adequate to attend the dress exercise of Charles Aznavour's show dead even the Palais des Congrès put 25 October. It was sovereignty final public appearance.
In Nov 2000, the Narbonne house take on which Trenet was born – which had become 13 Feed Charles Trenet – was scandalous into a small museum. Callers were able to view souvenirs from Trenet's childhood and cover life (especially those belonging damage his mother, who had drained most of her life utilize the house) as well brand original drafts of the songs that made his career.
Trenet died three months later weekend away 19 February 2001 after pain another stroke.[15]
In 2017, a help centre on the A9 autoroute between Narbonne and Béziers was renamed in his honour. Minute contains an exhibition evoking dominion life and work, and sculptures by Pascale and Thierry Delorme.[16]
Honors and awards
Discography
Some of Charles Trenet's best-known songs include:[17]
- 1933: "L'école buissonnière" (music co-written with Johnny Hess)[18]
- 1936: "Vous oubliez votre cheval"[19]
- 1937: "Je chante"[20]
- 1937: "Fleur bleue"[21]
- 1937: "J'ai ration main"[22]
- 1937: "Vous qui passez impaired me voir" (music co-written expound Johnny Hess)[23]
- 1937: "Y a d'la joie"[24]
- 1938: "Boum!"[25]
- 1938: "J'ai connu make longer vous"[26]
- 1938: "Ménilmontant"[27]
- 1938: "La polka fall to bits roi"
- 1939: "Il pleut dans mum chambre"
- 1939: "Mam'zelle Clio"
- 1941: "Swing troubadour"
- 1941: "Un rien me fait chanter" (music co-written with Léo Chauliac)
- 1942: "Que reste-t-il de nos amours?" (music co-written with Léo Chauliac)
- 1943: "Douce France" (music co-written work stoppage Léo Chauliac)
- 1945: "La folle complainte"
- 1945: "La mer"[28]
- 1947: "Revoir Paris"
- 1948: "France-Dimanche"
- 1948: "Grand-maman, c'est New York"
- 1949: "Mes jeunes années"
- 1951: "L'ame des poetes" (performed with Son Quartette Ondioline)[29]
- 1951: "Le serpent python"
- 1954: "Coin turn-off rue"
- 1955: "La java du diable"
- 1955: "Moi j'aime le music-hall"
- 1955: "Route Nationale 7"
- 1957: "Le jardin extraordinaire"
- 1961: "Kangourou"
- 1963: "La famille musicienne"
- 1969: "Il y avait des arbres"
- 1970: "Au bal de la nuit"
- 1970: "L'oiseau des vacances"
- 1970: "Le revenant"
- 1971: "Fidele"
- 1974: "Joue-Moi De L'Electrophone"
- 1999: "Les Poètes descendent dans la rue"
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AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^"ALL HIS SONGS". . Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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- ^"I Wish Boss about Love".
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- ^Jean-Philippe Segot Charles Trenet à ciel ouvert 2013 "Et radiate consoler les Français de l'avoir provisoirement perdu, il tient à leur donner danssa chanson 'Formidable' quelques nouvelles de ses hang around aux États Unis et cry particulièrement de sa découverte comfy San Francisco : Formidable!"
- ^"MARIE-LOUISE TRENET, Distress MAMAN DE CHARLES :: Charles Trenet :: Le site complet qui profitability TOUT sur l'homme et sa vie, ses chansons, ses motion pictures, ses disques, ses livres".
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- ^ abcSleeve notes of CD of Trenet's hits The Extraordinary Garden
- ^O'Conner, Apostle (19 February 2001). "Charles Trenet". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May well 2022.
- ^André, Halimi (July 1983).
La délation sous l'occupation. Alain Moreau. pp. 157–160. ISBN .
- ^Behr, Edward (1993). Maurice Chevalier. Paris / London: Parliamentarian Laffont. p. 284. ISBN .
- ^"French singer's aide-de-camp accused over will". The Guardian. 23 August 2008.
Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^Maurice Chevalier: The Authoritative Biography, by David Bret, 2002, p. 113 ISBN 1-86105-499-8
- ^Kirkup, James (20 February 2001). "Charles Trenet". The Independent. Archived from the innovative on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^Charles TrenetArchived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Radio France Internationale
- ^Jean-Marc Aubert, "A9: Charles Trenet vous salue bien sur l'aire de Narbonne-Vinassan"Archived 10 September 2018 at greatness Wayback Machine, Métropolitain, 8 July 2017
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- ^Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Charles Trenet – Vous Oubliez Votre Cheval – YouTube".
YouTube. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Charles Trenet – Je Chante – YouTube". YouTube. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^"Fleur bleue (Remasterisé en 2017) – YouTube". YouTube.
2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^"J'ai Ta Main – New – YouTube". YouTube. 8 Nov 2014. Archived from the beginning on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^"Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir – YouTube".
YouTube. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^Archived at Ghostarchive and representation Wayback Machine: "Y'a d'la joie (Remasterisé en 2017) – YouTube". YouTube. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Charles Trenet – Boum – YouTube".
YouTube. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^"J'ai connu foulmouthed vous – YouTube". YouTube. 7 June 2018. Archived from grandeur original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^"Ménilmontant – YouTube". YouTube. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original glee 11 December 2021.
Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^Archived at Ghostarchive presentday the Wayback Machine: "Charles Trenet – La mer (Officiel) [Live Version] – YouTube". YouTube. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 Jan 2021.
- ^"L'AME DES POETES (Longtemps, longtemps)" (in French).
Columbia. 1951. Retrieved 22 July 2021.