Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Charles Trenet was one of the last great chansonniers, a sophisticated singer/songwriter who published over 1,000 songs in a career that stretched from 1932 to his death in 2001. More than 400 artists all over the world recorded his most famous song, “La Mer” - in the US, Bobby Darren had a massive hit with a translated version called “Beyond The Sea.” His smooth vocals, youthful appearance and upbeat personality won him the nickname “Le Fou Chantant” – The Singing Fool – although the term fool was used in the medieval sense of a wise trickster. His songs remained upbeat, even during the dark years of WWII and the German occupation of France. In the 1950s, he was the most popular songwriter in... Read More

City Of Origin:

Narbonne, France

Genre:

Oldies, Easy Listening, Pop Vocal, Jazz, Swing, World

Birthdate:

05/18/1913

Death date:

02/19/2001