Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter · France · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1913 to 2001 · aged 87
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955).
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Jean Tissier Also in L'Or du duc and Romance of Paris
Paul Demange Also in Boum sur Paris and L'Or du duc
Rellys Also in Boum sur Paris, Frederica and Frédérica
Yves Deniaud Also in Goodbye Leonard, Je chante and I Sing
Juliette Gréco Also in Boum sur Paris (1954)
Annie Cordy Also in Boum sur Paris and L'Or du duc
Maurice Baquet Also in Goodbye Leonard and Frederica
Maurice de Canonge Directed Boum sur Paris (1954)- Pierre Caron Directed La route enchantée (1938)
Pierre Prévert Directed Goodbye Leonard (1943)- Christian Stengel Directed Je chante (1938)
Suzet Maïs Also in C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles (1957)
Félix Oudart Also in Love Around the Clock and Je chante
Jean Nohain Also in Boum sur Paris (1954)- Jean-Claude Roy Directed Printemps à Paris (1958)
- Maurice Cam Directed Bouquet of Joy (1951)
Édith Piaf Also in Boum sur Paris and Boom on Paris
Ray Charles Duets: Golden Stag Festival
James Brown Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Josephine Baker Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Julio Iglesias Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Toto Cutugno Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Dalida Duets: Golden Stag Festival
Tom Jones Duets: Golden Stag Festival
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Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
