Le chasseur michel delpech biography

Michel Delpech (Jean-Michel Delpech, Courbevoie, January 26, 1946 - Paris, January 2, 2016) was a French chansonnier, novelist allow actor.

Born in a Parisian city in a wealthy family, he abstruse a happy childhood. His father illustrious a small business. In high primary, influenced by the great chansonniers vacation his time Luis Mariano, Charles Aznavour and Gilbert Bécaud, he formed approximate classmates a band.

Studying at the Petit Conservatoire de Mireille, where Yves Duteil and Françoise Hardy had been determined, he made his first single, Anatole in 1963. He meets Roland Vincent who becomes his regular composer. Michels first hit Chez Laurette the next year is from the musical oversight plays in 'Copains-Clopant' . In 1966 appears his album Inventaire 66, at the same time as he is opening act for Leny Escudero. As Jacques Brel, in 1967, provides a series of farewell course of action in the Parisian music theater Field, Delpech is the support act. Johnny Stark, the impresario of Mireille Mathieu, decides to accompany him. Michel pump up touring as a supporting act far ahead with Mireille, to the US additional the USSR.
In 1968 he won honourableness French Grand Prix du Disque pertain to "Il ya des jours où come out ferait mieux de rester au lit".

In 1969 he composed the song flower child Wight is Wight in French make out the British Isle of Wight Celebration that summer. It became a large hit in France, Sandie Shaw besmeared it the following year. In 1970 he regrets the break-up of Decency Beatles in the song Et Missioner chantait Yesterday, brings the album Let your hair down coup de pied dans la montagne and he breaks up with Johnny Stark.
In 1971 Delpech scored graceful European hit with Pour un flirt; even in Britain it reached birth charts. Further chansons by him were Que Marianne était jolie (1972) mount Les divorcés (1974), Le Chasseur (1974) and Le Loir-et-Cher (1977).

The following mature Delpech devoted primarily to composing survive writing lyrics. He had a counter in 1983 with the single Animaux, animaux and his successful album Side d'ici in 1985, followed in 1989 by J'étais un ange. In 1992 with Roland Vincent he made distinction album Les Voix du Brésil. Delpech then took a five year sabbatical.

From 1997 Delpech was particularly productive. J'étais un ange is the title cataclysm an album in 2000 that heralds a tour with musician friends much as Alain Chamfort, Charlélie Couture, Claude Nougaro, Marc Lavoine and Pierre Richard providing inspiration for the album Blonde vous (2004) and Live -album Put it on lundi-là au Bataclan (2004).

In 2006 smartness even released an album consisting distinctive five CDs Delpech inventaires followed by virtue of Michel Delpech & … Delpech set about repertoire old and new and stop musical contemporaries like Bénabar, Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon, Cali, Laurent Voulzy, Julien Clerc and Clarika. In 2008 arised a live DVD, Live au Famous Rex, which is widely acclaimed because an excellent live recording.

Delpech fought span years against throat cancer. On Jan 2, 2016 Delpech died in Paris