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Alain Bashung

French singer (1947-2009) · France · Musicians · Died at 61

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Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg.

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2019Victory of the album of chansons, varietyAward2009Died14 March 2009Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the yearAwardVictory of the album of chansons, varietyAward2008Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1999Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the yearAwardVictory of the rock albumAward1993Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the yearAward1986Victory of the rock albumAward1947Born1 December 1947

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Victory of the album of chansons, variety2019
Victory of the album of chansons, variety2009
Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the year2009
Knight of the Legion of Honour2008
Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the year1999
Victory of the rock album1999
Victoires de la Musique - Male artist of the year1993
Victory of the rock album1986

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Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s with hit songs such as "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", and later had a string of hit records from the 1990s onward, such as "Osez Joséphine", "Ma petite entreprise" and "La nuit je mens". He has had an influence on many later French artists, and is the most awarded artist in the Victoires de la Musique history with 12 victories obtained throughout his career.

Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 2009 · aged 61

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