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Alain Bashung
born on 1/12/1947 in Paris, Île-de-France, France
died on 14/3/2009 in Paris, Île-de-France, France
Alain Bashung
| Alain Bashung | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 01 1947 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 March 2009 (aged 61) Paris, France |
Alain Bashung (born Alain Baschung French pronunciation: [al bau]) (1 December 1947 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor.
Biography
Youth
Alain Bashung was the son of a Breton factory worker and French Kabyle father, whom he never knew.[1] His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new stepfather's parents. He spent his childhood in the countryside.
Career
A multi-platinum artist, Bashung received three awards during the ceremony at the Paris Zenith, including best male artist, best album for "Bleu Pétrole" (Barclay/Universal) and best live show. He spent his career singing a pop-chanson repertoire. With 11 trophies won since 1993, he was the most awarded artist in the history of the Victoires de la Musique. Bashung, who had cancer, had to postpone several dates of his last tour. While receiving his award, he said he hoped that record companies would "remain in a human dimension by making people happy with records."
Long beginnings
- 1966 : "Pourquoi rêvez-vous des États-Unis ?" (first record, 45 tours) ; arranger for RCA ; writes and composes
- 1968 : "Les Romantiques", first (and rare) single
- 1972-1974 : (co)realizes and writes in 3 albums for Dick Rivers
- 1973 : plays on stage Robespierre in the musical La Révolution française
Boris Bergman
- The success comes with the lyricist Boris Bergman, the single "Gaby oh Gaby" in 1980 (after two albums in 1977 and 1979) and their third album, Pizza (with the tube "Vertige de l'amour") in 1981.
- 1982 : Bashung breaks with Boris Bergman, no success for the album Play blessures, in collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg ; Bashung is described by one critic as the « Johnny Hallyday New-wave »...
- 1983 : album Figure imposée no more success
- 1985 : "Touche pas à mon pote", single for the association SOS Racisme
- 1986 : Passé le Rio Grande, album with Boris Bergman and the tube "SOS Amor", and Victoires de la musique (TV show) ; surprise success for Bashung (not very satisfied)
- 1989 : Novice, first official collaboration with the lyricist Jean Fauque and last with Boris Bergman
Jean Fauque
- 1991 : Osez Joséphine with the tubes "Osez Joséphine" (first real popular tube since "Vertige de l'amour") and "Madame rêve" in a new vein.
- 1992 : Bashung sings "Les Mots bleus", old tube by the eternal Christophe in a compilation for AIDS research.
- 1994 : Chatterton, "Country New Age album" (according to Bashung), with the tube "Ma petite entreprise".
- 1997 : "City", duet with Brigitte Fontaine in Les Palaces
- 1998 : Fantaisie militaire (collaborations with Jean Fauque, Rodolphe Burger, Les Valentins, Jean-Marc Lederman, Adrian Utley (Portishead), Joseph Racaille) with, as first single, the tube "La nuit je mens" ; wins 3 victoires de la musique in 1999 and, in 2005, during the twentieth edition of the Victoires de la Musique, Fantaisie Militaire becomes "best album of the last twenty years".
Other collaborations
- 2000 : Climax, double album and compilation, with the duet "Volontaire" with Noir Désir ; Bashung writes "L'eau et le vin" for Vanessa Paradis (in album Bliss).
- 2002 : Alain Bashung sings (or says) with his wife Chloé Mons "Le Cantique des cantiques", the song of Solomon, in a new traduction by Olivier Cadiot (music by Rodolphe Burger).
- 2003 : sings "Avec le temps" in Avec Léo, tribute to Léo Ferré.
- 2004 : La Tournée des grands espaces, double live album.
- 2005 : sings "Le sud" in On dirait Nino, tribute to Nino Ferrer.
- 2006 : sings "Que reste-t-il de nos amours" (written by Charles Trenet), duet with Françoise Hardy in Parenthèses ; on stage with Christophe, Dominique A, Rodolphe Burger et Arto Lindsay.
- 2007, Les Aventuriers d'un autre monde, tour with Jean-Louis Aubert, Cali, Daniel Darc, Richard Kolinka et Raphaël ; Bashung plays the british myth, Jack l'éventreur, in the song "Panique Mécanique", in La Mécanique du cur (album by Dionysos) ; plays with Arno (themselves) in the film J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (director : Samuel Benchetrit).
- 2008 : sings "L.U.V.", duet with Daniel Darc, in Amours suprêmes ; "I Can't Escape from You", duet with Étienne Daho, in the Daho Show ; (re)records the classic album L'Homme à tête de chou (Serge Gainsbourg) for stage.
Last albums
- 2002 : L'Imprudence, inspired by music from old films according to Alain Bashung.
- 2008 : Bleu pétrole (collaborations with Gaëtan Roussel (Louise Attaque), Arman Méliès and Gérard Manset Bashung sings "Il voyage en solitaire", last track of his last album).
Final months
On 1 January 2009, Bashung was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur.[2] On 28 February 2009, he received three prestigious Victoires de la Musique awards for his final album Bleu pétrole. The 2009 award ceremony was his last public appearance. He appeared frail, but still performed "Résidents de la République."
Bashung died in Paris on 14 March 2009 from lung cancer at the age of 61. He was buried on 20 March 2009 in the Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Année | Album | Charts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Belgium | Switzerland | |||||
| 1977 | Romans photos | - | - | - | |||
| 1979 | Roulette russe | 13 | - | - | |||
| 1981 | Pizza | 1 | - | - | |||
| 1982 | Play blessures | - | - | - | |||
| 1983 | Figure imposée | - | - | - | |||
| 1986 | Passé le Rio Grande | - | - | - | |||
| 1989 | Novice | - | - | - | |||
| 1991 | Osez Joséphine | 14 | - | - | |||
| 1993 | Réservé aux Indiens | - | - | - | |||
| 1994 | Chatterton | 6 | - | - | |||
| 1998 | Fantaisie militaire | 1 | 15 | - | |||
| 2002 | L'Imprudence | 1 | 2 | 46 | |||
| Cantique des cantiques en duo avec Chloé Mons | - | - | - | ||||
| 2008 | Bleu pétrole | 1 | 4 | 11 | |||
Singles
| Année | Single | Charts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Belgium | ||||||
| 1966 | Pourquoi rêvez-vous des États-Unis ? | - | - | ||||
| 1967 | T'as qu'à dire Yeah | - | - | ||||
| Tu es une petite enfant qui fait la belle | - | - | |||||
| 1968 | Chère petite chose | 66 | - | ||||
| Les romantiques | - | - | |||||
| 1969 | Lise | - | - | ||||
| La rivière | - | - | |||||
| Simplement quelques jours | - | - | |||||
| Ho gli occhi chuisi | - | - | |||||
| 1970 | Un jour viendra | - | - | ||||
| 1971 | Du feu dans les veines | - | - | ||||
| 1973 | Bois de santal | - | - | ||||
| 1977 | Roman Photos | 71 | - | ||||
| C'est la faute à Dylan | - | - | |||||
| 1979 | Je fume pour oublier que tu bois | - | - | ||||
| 1980 | Gaby oh Gaby | 2 | - | ||||
| 1981 | Vertige de l'amour | 1 | - | ||||
| Rebel | 19 | - | |||||
| C'est comment qu'on freine? | 45 | - | |||||
| 1983 | Elégance | - | - | ||||
| 1984 | S.O.S. Amor | 36 | - | ||||
| 1985 | Tu touches pas à mon pote | - | - | ||||
| Hey Joe | 59 | - | |||||
| 1986 | L'arrivée du Tour | 44 | - | ||||
| Malédiction | 36 | - | |||||
| 1989 | Bombez! | 76 | - | ||||
| Pyromanes | 94 | - | |||||
| Etrange été | - | - | |||||
| 1991 | Osez Joséphine | 14 | - | ||||
| J'écume | - | - | |||||
| 1992 | Madame rêve | - | - | ||||
| 1994 | Ma petite entreprise | 61 | - | ||||
| J'passe pour une caravane | 31 | - | |||||
| 1998 | La nuit je mens | 12 | - | ||||
| Sommes-nous | 24 | - | |||||
| Aucun express | 39 | - | |||||
| 2003 | La ficelle | - | - | ||||
| 2008 | Résidents de la République | - | 32 | ||||
Live albums
- 1985 : Live Tour 85
- 1992 : Tour novice
- 1995 : Confessions publiques
- 2004 : La Tournée des grands espaces
Filmography
Actor
- 1981 : Nestor Burma, détective de choc de Jean-Luc Miesch
- 1981 : Le Cimetière des voitures de Fernando Arrabal
- 1991 : Rien que des mensonges de Paule Muret
- 1992 : L'Ombre du doute de Aline Issermann
- 1994 : Ma sur chinoise de Alain Mazars
- 1995 : Le Jeu de la clé de Michel Hassan
- 1998 : Mon père, ma mère, mes frères et mes surs... de Charlotte de Turckheim
- 1999 : Je veux tout de Patrick Braoudé
- 2000 : La Confusion des Genres de Ilan Duran Cohen
- 2000 : Retour à la vie de Pascal Baeumler (avec Emmanuelle Laborit)
- 2000 : Félix et Lola de Patrice Leconte
- 2000 : L'Origine du monde de Jérôme Enrico
- 2002 : La Bande du drugstore de François Armanet
- 2003 : Le P'tit Curieux de Jean Marbuf
- 2006 : Arthur et les Minimoys de Luc Besson (voix de M Le maudit)
- 2007 : J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster de Samuel Benchetrit
Composer
- 1981 : Nestor Burma, détective de choc de Jean-Luc Miesch
- 1985 : Le Quatrième Pouvoir de Serge Leroy
- 1986 : Le Beauf de Yves Amoureux
- 1992 : Le Jeune Werther de Jacques Doillon
- 1994 : Pigalle de Karim Dridi
- 1999 : Ma petite entreprise de Pierre Jolivet
References
- French pop hero Alain Bashung dies. Mondomix.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-04.
- (1 January 2009)"Décret du 31 décembre 2008 portant promotion et nomination". JORF 2009 (1). PREX0828237D.
External links
- Alain Bashung Official Website
- Alain Bashung Website (discography, songs, news)
- Listen to Alain Bashung's discography
- IMDb
- Alain Bashung: Revered singer and actor described as 'the gentleman rocker of French chanson' , obituary from The Independent
- Alain Bashung dies, Radio France Internationale in English
- Site sur Alain Bashung
- Ma Petite Entreprise : The Life of Alain Bashung, featured at http://www.4ortherecord.com
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