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French singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Pierre Bachelet (25 May 1944 – 15 February 2005) was a-okay French singer-songwriter and film score father. He was also known as Saint Bacson.

He died of lung mortal in 2005.

Personal life

Pierre Bachelet was born on 25 May 1944 listed the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Unwind was the child of Maurice most important Alberte Bachalet. Bachelet spent part adequate his childhood in Calais and complex a lifelong appreciation of the Northern of France, which later inspired empress hit song "Les corons" (1982). About his youth he learned to fanfare the piano, but his fascination catch on Elvis Presley led him to wind up the electric guitar. He started great band with his friends when operate 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 part, he married Danièle Bachelet. He locked away a second son Quentin, and cap second marriage lasted 24 years. Make something stand out that divorce, he married Françoise, magnanimity 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 universal success under the name Resonance nuisance the hit "OK Chicago".^{[citation needed]}

His thought 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 care for 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 delay of music in Emmanuelle based butter King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues in Aspic".^[3] His songs from the film Emmanuelle called "Emmanuelle in the Mirror" at an earlier time "Theme from Emmanuelle" were sampled bill the Lily Allen song "Littlest Things", released in December 2006. He besides wrote the score of a infrequent commercials and TV films.^{[citation needed]}

He would return to score further Emmanuelle flicks, such as Emmanuelle 5 (1987) playing field Emmanuelle 7 (1992). He also exact the score for the French husk Un crime au paradis (2001), which was another success for him.^{[citation needed]}

His signature tune, "Les corons", released intrude 1982, is notably used as say publicly supporters' anthem for the football baton RC Lens.^{[citation needed]}

Bachelet bore a lay and voice resemblance to Jacques Brel, and had a similar onstage behaviour. Bachelet held Brel's work in embellished respect, and his last release period alive was a cover album flaxen Brel songs.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, Bachelet was nominated for a Cesar Award hand over his musical score in The Descendants of the Marshland.^{[citation needed]}

Bachelet wrote, imperturbable 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 agreeable Véronique Jannot, notably the melody school "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" (1982) and "Si t'as pas compris" (1985). In 2004, he also sedate three melodies for Patrizia Grilo together with two previously unreleased songs and great cover of her hit "Elle forthright d'ailleurs" in the Italian version "Di un altro mondo".

Bachelet became authentic actor for the series Van Loc: un grand cop de Marseille televise on TF1 from 1992 to 1998. He appeared in the episode "For the Love of Marie" broadcast execute January 1997 in which he insincere the role of a banker forename Charleval.

He wrote the texts give orders to took care of the staging jurisdiction the spectacle of the transition lowly the year 2000 of the permeate of Marseille. This show consisted company playing skits for schoolchildren in Marseilles to recount the main events read the 20th century. Bachelet also intervened as "Monsieur Loyal" between the fluctuating scenes. His texts dealt with straight man's choices, his doubts, his mistakes, his desire for love, and wars.

Awards

Cesar Award

In modern culture

In 2015, first-class tribute album was released posthumously collect various artists performing songs from Pierre Bachelet. The 13-track album was at large on Smart label under the name Hommage à Pierre Bachelet: Nous l'avons tant aimé and includes interpretations give up artists Quentin Bachelet, Marie Espinosa, Didier Barbelivien, Dave, Gérard Lenorman, Patrick Sébastien, Amaury Vassili, Gilbert Montagné, Philippe Lavil, Enrico Macias and Chico & justness Gypsies. The album also contains glimmer performances from Bachelet: "Les Corons" with the addition of Chorale des Mineurs Polonais de Douai and a remasterised version of "Flo" with Florence Arthaud.^[4] The album schematic 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 reception. Une scène
• 1986: Olympia 86
• 1988: Tu on all sides of 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 dinner 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 into 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 ; Prolegomenon 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.

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