biography
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Bécaud, Gilbert (François Silly)
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nickname Monsieur 100 000 volts
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pronunciation:
[baykoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1927–2001)
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| biography:
| Singer and composer, born in Toulon, SE France. He studied at the Conservatoire de Nice, and became accompanist in the USA to Jacques Pills, husband of Edith Piaf, for whom he composed ‘Je t'ai dans la peau’ (1950). After activities in the resistance he worked with Pierre Delano in 1946. Launched at l'Olympia in 1954, he stunned the public and earned his nickname. He accompanies his own compositions on the piano (sometimes played with his feet), which include ‘Alors, raconte’, ‘L'Orange’, ‘Dimanche à Orly’, ‘Et maintenant’, and ‘Salut les copains’ (which became the title of a radio programme of Daniel Filipacci). He also produced a lyrical work, L'Opéra d'Aran. |
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