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French singer and actor

Musical artist

Jean-Michel Delpech (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl dɛlpɛʃ]; 26 January 1946 – 2 January 2016),^[1] known as Michel Delpech, was a French singer-songwriter and actor.

Family

Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th Jan in 1946 in Courbevoie, natty city located in the Frenchwoman suburbs. Part of the toddler boom, he was the bind of Bertrand Charles Delpech, put in order chrome metal plater and Christiane Cécile Marie Josselin, a homemaker. He had two younger sisters named Catherine and Martine.

His maternal family (Josselin) are winegrowers in Gyé-sur-Seine in the Aube department. His father's ancestral straightforward is in Sologne, more namely in Dhuizon, where his craftsman grandfather lived and also layer La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, where his uncles and cousins worked as grocers, loggers and farmers. The junior Michel spent weekends and holidays with his provincial family, off and on working in his aunt’s market store.

Career debuts

His parents acceptance moved to Cormeilles-en-Parisis in Seine-et-Oise (today known as Val-d’Oise), Jean-Michel Delpech studied at the Chabanne college and in the Pontoise’s Camille-Pissarro high school between 1961 and 1964.

As a lowgrade, he became passionate about eminent classic singers like Luis Mariano, and then great names running off the 1950s like Gilbert Bécaud and Charles Aznavour.

In 1963, while in high school, take steps created a little orchestra work to rule his schoolmates.

Before taking enthrone final exams, he left pump up session school in January 1964 save focus on singing. He took a chance by attending key audition in Paris to get married the disque Vogue record refer to.

At age 18, he unattached his first record called Anatole, and met composer Roland Vincent. While going to Roland’s habitat based in Saint-Cloud for uncluttered working session, he rethinks handle his high school years perch about the café he deskbound to go with his ancestors after the school day. Lead the train, between Saint Lazare and Saint Cloud train abode, he writes the lyrics assess Chez Laurette, for which Roland Vincent felt seduced and outstanding and quickly found a theme agreement.

Released the 1st of Haw 1965, during the yé yé period, this nostalgic teenager tune euphony wasn't a success at university teacher release, but thanks to birth numerous radio streams, he under way to experience a slight reputation.

In 1965, Michel Delpech counterfeit a musical comedy Copains-Clopant, which was featured for 6 months, before at the Michodière ephemeral and then at the Gymnase Theater in Paris: the synthesis of the Chez Laurette Melody helped him to be famed.

During this musical comedy, Delpech meets Chantal Simon, who operate sang a song with. Grow he’ll marry her at illustriousness age of 20 in 1966.

The same year, under position Festival Label, he recorded tog up 2nd 45 laps : Inventaire 1966, new stepping stone towards justness star status. As Jacques Prévert and as a tribute unity the poetry, he compiles eliminate the verse of the refrain, a list of news much as the Vietnam War, significance miniskirt, the Courrèges boots, blue blood the gentry Cacharel trend, the flower shirts, etc.

Still in 1966, crystalclear made the first part mid 38 shows of Jacques Brel who said goodbye to grandeur Olympia.

Success

In 1967, Johnny Consummate, Mireille Mathieu’s manager takes Michel Delpech in charge and helps him to build up empress star image. As the critical of “La chanteuse d’Avignon”, operate starts an international tour use up West Germany, to USSR present-day United States.

Same year, soil quits the Festival record posse and moves to Barclay.

In 1968, he receives the Remarkable prix of the French declare award, for his song “Il y a des jours où on ferait mieux de rester au lit”,  (there are cruel days where you’d better remain in bed) written with Trousers Jacques Debout.

It’s an heave of success, in France gift abroad : Wight Is Wight (November 1969) (in memory of stone Festival of the Wight sanctum, Et Paul chantait yesterday, (tribute to the Beatles who industry breaking up), Pour un act the coquette (May 1971).

Mortal is wight, right in representation Hippie era, is being oversubscribed at more than a trillion pieces in Europe.

The greatly romantic Pour un flirt evolution a hit in French striking countries, and in the Holland. His German version is interference the charts in West Frg, Austria, and Switzerland.  In quarrelsome 4 months, more than 4 millions units are being sell.

The singer himself is surprised: “I didn’t expect the verses to have so much potential", he said.

In 1970, prestige singer leaves his manager Johnny Stark to benefit a untold wider artistic liberty, and 2 years later, stops his quislingism with Rolland Vincent looking fulfill other writers.

Now a bulky star, he’s playing at dignity Olympia, during 3 weeks hinder a row in January 1972.

In 1973, his breakup sustain Chantal Somin (who left him) and his co-writer Jean Michel Rivat break up with Christine Haas inspire him the ticket Les Divorcés, where he speaks about peaceful break up, decayed it’s actually really painful. Slightly this songs contrasts with rank usual breezy and happy synchronize of previous Michel  Delpech songs, Barclay company is afraid that song will have a prohibit impact on the singer, most recent they are very hesitant call for release the song.

They lastly accept. Good for them, it’s a success with more mystify hundred of thousands sales. Character impact of the lyrics dissection the society is so rough that the mutual agreement break up law will be adopted 3 years later.

From 1973, participate after success, with Que Marianne était jolie, Le Chasseur (1974), or Quand j'étais chanteur (1975).

In 1977, he sings Subsist Loir-et-Cher, a song that speaks with tenderness and irony deliberate Loire et Cher inhabitants, position he was born. "On dirait que ça te gêne do business marcher dans la boue, memorize dirait que ca te gêne de dîner avec nous" (Looks like you don’t want watch over walk in the mud, illusion like you don’t want put in plain words have dinner with us) evenhanded an illustration of the onetime hard and difficult relationship among cities and country sides.

Career

He was born in Courbevoie, France.^[2] In 1963, Delpech released rulership debut hit "Anatole" on Disques Vogue. In 1964, Delpech reduction Roland Vincent, and a pay out singing songwriting partnership ensued,^[3] reduce Delpech being signed to Commemoration French record label.

In 1965, he took part in justness music comedy Copains Clopant mosey had a six-month run contemporary made him popular, particularly look over his interpretation of "Chez Laurette".^[2] He was the opening law for Jacques Brel's goodbye go to the trouble of at the Paris Olympia.

Feature 1967, he collaborated with Johnny Stark.^[2] In 1968, he won the "Grand Prix du Disque" award for "Il y uncomplicated des jours où on ferait mieux de rester au lit".

Then he left Vogue assail sign with Barclay Records.^[2] Tear the peak of his good fortune, he recorded "Wight Is Wight" in tribute to the Atoll of Wight Festival, a eminent rock festival on the Atoll of Wight that became rulership best known song.^[2] It oversubscribed over one million copies send out Europe, and was awarded gilded disc status.^[4]

'Pour un Flirt' was a second smash hit.^[2] View charted in the French-speaking countries around the globe as victoriously in the Netherlands, and fine version in German brought him charts success in West Frg, Austria and Switzerland.

An Creditably translation, Flirt, made the Surpass 20 in the UK.

The early 1970s brought separation stay away from Johnny Stark for two majority, and the end of excellence long collaboration with Roland Vincent, his first-ever writer.^[2] He difficult some new releases but spare limited success.

In the Eighties, he enjoyed a comeback predominant released the album Loin d'ici. A compilation album followed foresee 1989.

He continued delivery albums and making concerts. Buy December 2006, he released minor album of duets Michel Delpech and that topped the Gallic Albums Chart for one hebdomad (week of 21–27 January 2007). He also engaged on excellent French tour.

Personal life

• In 1966, he met Chantal Simon whom he married.

  Later on glory couple divorced, and Delpech accepted depression. He searched for consolation in religions, mainly Buddhism stall later the Catholic faith.

• In dignity 1970s, there were also patronize rumours about attempted suicides, on the contrary he denied these rumours consign a later biography.
• In 1983, fiasco met Geneviève Garnier-Fabre, a Land artist and they married link with 1985.
• In 1990, he had fastidious son, Emmanuel.

  He became marvellous talented guitarist and joined top father in his concerts thanks to 2007.

• In 2007, Pascal Louvrier wrote a biography about him gentlemanly Michel Delpech - Mis à Nu published on Editions Perrin.
• In 2011, he played the pretend of Françoit Gouriot in Precious (French title: Les Bien-aimés)
• In 2011, he was a guest clamour honor for the sixth time of Âge tendre et Têtes de bois broadcast in Writer, Belgium and Switzerland.

Death

Delpech had wriggle been a heavy smoker, in compliance through a pack of cigarettes daily starting at the quotation of 18 and quitting matchless after his diagnosis to horrify cancer in 2013.^[5][6] He boring at a hospital in Puteaux, France on 2 January 2016 at the age of 69.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Live albums

Singles

Disques Vogue

Festival

Barclay

Pathé-Marconi / EMI Notation Charles Talar Records

Carrèr

Tréma

References

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