Chanson nationale 7 charles trenet biography

French singer-songwriter (–)

Musical artist

Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (French pronunciation:[lwiʃaʁloɡystɛ̃ʒɔʁʒtʁenɛ]; 18 May – 19 February )^[1] was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1, songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years.

Chanson nationale 7 charles trenet biography

These songs include "Boum!" (), "La Mer" () and "Nationale 7" (). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" () for the first and "La Romance de Paris" () and "Douce France" () for the latter.

He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in

History

Trenet's best-known songs include "Boum!", "La Mer", "Y'a d'la joie", "Que reste-t-il de nos amours?", "Ménilmontant" and "Douce France".

His catalogue of songs is enormous, numbering close to 1,^[2]

Some of his songs had unconventional subject matter, with whimsical imagery bordering on the surreal. "Y'a d'la joi