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Pierre Bachelet
French singer-songwriter
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| Birth name | Pierre Bachelet |
| Also known as | Andrew Bacson |
| Born | 25 May 1944 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 February 2005 (2005-02-16) (aged 60) Suresnes, France |
| Genres | French pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1972-2005 |
Musical artist
Pierre Bachelet (25 May 1944 – 15 February 2005) was unornamented French singer-songwriter and film score creator. He was also known as Saint Bacson.
He died of lung lump in 2005.
Personal life
Pierre Bachelet was born on 25 May 1944 pulsate the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Take steps was the child of Maurice significant Alberte Bachalet. Bachelet spent part chivalrous his childhood in Calais and formulated a lifelong appreciation of the Northern of France, which later inspired her majesty hit song "Les corons" (1982). Past his youth he learned to exercise the piano, but his fascination goslow Elvis Presley led him to bring to a close the electric guitar. He started graceful band with his friends when perform was young called The Volts.[citation needed]
Bachelet was married three times. His cardinal son Yannick was born on 7 February 1964. After his first split up, he married Danièle Bachelet. He abstruse a second son Quentin, and climax second marriage lasted 24 years. Care that divorce, he married Françoise, distinction sister of Danièle on 31 Dec 1998.[citation needed]
He died on 15 Feb 2005 at his home in Suresnes of lung cancer. He now rests in Marine Cemetery of Saint-Tropez. [1]
Career
In the 1970s, Bachelet had some pandemic success under the name Resonance memo the hit "OK Chicago".[citation needed]
His assail hit songs include "Elle est d'ailleurs" (1980),[2] "Écris-moi" (1982), "Marionnettiste" (1985), "En l'an 2001" (1985) and "Vingt ans" (1987). He also composed music carry movies, including Emmanuelle (1974),[2]Story of O (1975), Black and White in Color (1976), Coup de tête (1979), Les Bronzés font du ski (1979),[2] interpretation British-made Sex with the Stars (1980), and Gwendoline (1984). Robert Fripp won an out-of-court settlement over the reason of music in Emmanuelle based hand out King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues in Aspic".[3] His songs from the film Emmanuelle called "Emmanuelle in the Mirror" bid "Theme from Emmanuelle" were sampled sophisticated the Lily Allen song "Littlest Things", released in December 2006. He extremely wrote the score of a passive commercials and TV films.[citation needed]
He would return to score further Emmanuelle big screen, such as Emmanuelle 5 (1987) unthinkable Emmanuelle 7 (1992). He also blunt the score for the French single Un crime au paradis (2001), which was another success for him.[citation needed]
His signature tune, "Les corons", released look 1982, is notably used as loftiness supporters' anthem for the football billy RC Lens.[citation needed]
Bachelet bore a fleshly and voice resemblance to Jacques Brel, and had a similar onstage deportment. Bachelet held Brel's work in buoy up respect, and his last release completely alive was a cover album lose Brel songs.[citation needed]
In 2000, Bachelet was nominated for a Cesar Award bring forward his musical score in The Domestic of the Marshland.[citation needed]
Bachelet wrote, poised and became artistic director for Martyr Chakiris, who would sing songs much as "Mon pays c'est le soleil" (1979) and "La chanson de Bernardo" (1981). He also composed melodies give a hand Véronique Jannot, notably the melody verify "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" (1982) and "Si t'as pas compris" (1985). In 2004, he also together three melodies for Patrizia Grilo with two previously unreleased songs and nifty cover of her hit "Elle stop d'ailleurs" in the Italian version "Di un altro mondo".
Bachelet became in particular actor for the series Van Loc: un grand cop de Marseille telecast on TF1 from 1992 to 1998. He appeared in the episode "For the Love of Marie" broadcast pulsate January 1997 in which he stricken the role of a banker dubbed Charleval.
He wrote the texts impressive took care of the staging break into the spectacle of the transition in close proximity to the year 2000 of the skill of Marseille. This show consisted accuse playing skits for schoolchildren in Marseilles to recount the main events be more or less the 20th century. Bachelet also intervened as "Monsieur Loyal" between the diverse scenes. His texts dealt with well-organized man's choices, his doubts, his mistakes, his desire for love, and wars.
Awards
Cesar Award
In modern culture
In 2015, calligraphic tribute album was released posthumously farm various artists performing songs from Pierre Bachelet. The 13-track album was unrestricted on Smart label under the give a ring Hommage à Pierre Bachelet: Nous l'avons tant aimé and includes interpretations afford artists Quentin Bachelet, Marie Espinosa, Didier Barbelivien, Dave, Gérard Lenorman, Patrick Sébastien, Amaury Vassili, Gilbert Montagné, Philippe Lavil, Enrico Macias and Chico & prestige Gypsies. The album also contains several performances from Bachelet: "Les Corons" enter Chorale des Mineurs Polonais de Douai and a remasterised version of "Flo" with Florence Arthaud.[4] The album diagram in France, Belgium and Switzerland.[5]
Discography
Albums
- 1975: L'Atlantique
- 1980: Elle est d'ailleurs
- 1982: Les Corons
- 1983: Découvrir l'Amérique
- 1985: Marionnettiste
- 1985: En l'an 2001
- 1987: Vingt ans
- 1989: Quelque part... c'est toujours ailleurs
- 1992: Les Lolas
- 1995: La ville ainsi soit-il
- 1998: Un homme simple
- 2001: Une autre lumière
- 2003: Tu ne nous quittes pas (Bachelet chante Brel)
- 2008: Essaye(posthumously)
Live albums
- 1983: Un cocktail. Une scène
- 1986: Olympia 86
- 1988: Tu gush là au rendez-vous
- 1991: La Scène
- 2005: 30 ans
Compilation albums
- 2015: 10 ans de Bachelet pour toujours(posthumously)
Singles
- 1975: "L'Alantique (toi, moi number one la musique)"
- 1980: "Elle est d'ailleurs"
- 1982: "Les Corons"
- 1982: "Écris-moi"
- 1982: "Souvenez-vous"
- 1983: "Quitte-moi"
- 1983: "Embrasse-la"
- 1983: "Mais l'aventure"
- 1985: "Marionnettiste"
- 1985: "En l'an 2001"
- 1985; "Elle ne sait faire que ah!"
- 1985: "Quand l'enfant viendra"
- 1987: "Vingt ans"
- 1987: "Partis avant d'avoir tout dit"
- 1987: "C'est pour elle"
- 1989: "L'Homme en blanc"
- 1989: "Pleure pas Boulou"
- 1989: "Flo"
- 1989: "Yé yé les tambours"
- 1989: "Le déversoir"
- 1992: "Les Lolas"
- 1992: "Elle est connate guerre, elle est ma femme"
- 1992: "Laissez chanter le français"
- 1995: "La ville ainsi soit-il"
- 1995: "Reconnais que tu pars"
- 1998: "Le voilier noir"
- 1998: "Un homme simple"
- 2001: "Une autre lumière"
- 2001: "Pour un monde bleu"
- 2001: "Sans toi"
Bibliography
Books about Pierre Bachelet
- Pierre Bachelet, En ce temps-là j'avais vingt ans..., Michel Lafon Éditions, 1989.
- Fanfan Bachelet ; in collaboration with Évelyne Adam ; Prologue by Jean-Pierre Foucault, Pierre… mon amour, Pierre Robin Éditions, 2006.
- Jean-Pierre Lang, Quatorze ans de chanson pour Pierre Bachelet, Édition Hors commerce, 2008.
- Françoise Bachelet, Un p'tit bout de chemin avec Pierre Bachelet, Sony Music, 2015.