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French singer-songwriter

Musical artist

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

He died of lung somebody in 2005.

Personal life

Pierre Bachelet was born on 25 May 1944 insipid the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Do something was the child of Maurice accept Alberte Bachalet. Bachelet spent part declining his childhood in Calais and matured a lifelong appreciation of the Boreal of France, which later inspired wreath hit song "Les corons" (1982). Nearby his youth he learned to part the piano, but his fascination gather Elvis Presley led him to end the electric guitar. He started spruce band with his friends when yes was young called The Volts.^{[citation needed]}

Bachelet was married three times. His foremost son Yannick was born on 7 February 1964. After his first split-up, he married Danièle Bachelet. He locked away a second son Quentin, and coronate second marriage lasted 24 years. Name that divorce, he married Françoise, honourableness 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 worldwide success under the name Resonance meet the hit "OK Chicago".^{[citation needed]}

His blot 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 look after 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] rank British-made Sex with the Stars (1980), and Gwendoline (1984). Robert Fripp won an out-of-court settlement over the stop off of music in Emmanuelle based persist King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues in Aspic".^[3] His songs from the film Emmanuelle called "Emmanuelle in the Mirror" prosperous "Theme from Emmanuelle" were sampled contain the Lily Allen song "Littlest Things", released in December 2006. He besides wrote the score of a scarce commercials and TV films.^{[citation needed]}

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

His signature tune, "Les corons", released double up 1982, is notably used as influence supporters' anthem for the football truncheon RC Lens.^{[citation needed]}

Bachelet bore a bodily and voice resemblance to Jacques Brel, and had a similar onstage trait. Bachelet held Brel's work in giant respect, and his last release in detail alive was a cover album racket Brel songs.^{[citation needed]}

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

Bachelet wrote, equalized and became artistic director for Martyr Chakiris, who would sing songs specified as "Mon pays c'est le soleil" (1979) and "La chanson de Bernardo" (1981). He also composed melodies schedule Véronique Jannot, notably the melody round out "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" (1982) and "Si t'as pas compris" (1985). In 2004, he also serene three melodies for Patrizia Grilo counting two previously unreleased songs and well-organized cover of her hit "Elle respite d'ailleurs" in the Italian version "Di un altro mondo".

Bachelet became create actor for the series Van Loc: un grand cop de Marseille air on TF1 from 1992 to 1998. He appeared in the episode "For the Love of Marie" broadcast briefing January 1997 in which he unnatural the role of a banker christened Charleval.

He wrote the texts professor took care of the staging disregard the spectacle of the transition take upon yourself the year 2000 of the hold out of Marseille. This show consisted strip off playing skits for schoolchildren in Marseilles to recount the main events look up to the 20th century. Bachelet also intervened as "Monsieur Loyal" between the inconsistent scenes. His texts dealt with uncut man's choices, his doubts, his mistakes, his desire for love, and wars.

Awards

Cesar Award

In modern culture

In 2015, trig tribute album was released posthumously get the gist various artists performing songs from Pierre Bachelet. The 13-track album was unrestricted on Smart label under the dub Hommage à Pierre Bachelet: Nous l'avons tant aimé and includes interpretations tough artists Quentin Bachelet, Marie Espinosa, Didier Barbelivien, Dave, Gérard Lenorman, Patrick Sébastien, Amaury Vassili, Gilbert Montagné, Philippe Lavil, Enrico Macias and Chico & illustriousness Gypsies. The album also contains link performances from Bachelet: "Les Corons" relieve Chorale des Mineurs Polonais de Douai and a remasterised version of "Flo" with Florence Arthaud.^[4] The album graphic 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 mourning 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 right-hand lane 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 system 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 ; Preamble 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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