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Léo Ferré was a French-speaking songwriter, singer-songwriter, writer, and radio personality born in Monaco on 24 August 1916. He was educated at Sciences Po and the Albert I Lycée. His career in the performing arts began in 1941 and concluded in 1992. Ferré held citizenship in both Monaco and France. He was associated with the classical music movement and worked within genres including chanson, spoken word, and French pop.
He played the piano and used his voice as instruments. Ferré recorded for RCA Records, Barclay, Odeon, and Le Chant du Monde. His notable works include *Mauvaise Grainie*, *Je parle à n'importe qui*, *Chansons, Léo Ferré*, and *Poète, vos papiers!*. He died in Castellina in Chianti on 14 July 1993 and was buried at the Monaco Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 August 1916
- Died
- 14 July 1993
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Mauvaise Grainie
- Je parle à n'importe qui
- Chansons
- Léo Ferré
- Léo Ferré
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the…
Known for
- François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story — Self (archive footage)2021
- Léo Ferré, un homme libre — Self (archive footage)2020
- L'affaire Matzneff — (archive footage)2020
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Téléthon — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self (archive footage)1987
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Numéro un — Self (archive footage)1975
- Numéro un — Self1975
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 126,417
- Total plays
- 1,464,658
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Léo Ferré (1916-1993) was a Monégasque poet, composer, and, musician. Born on the 24th August 1916 in Monaco, Ferré mixed lyricism with slang; love with anarchy. He took a central place in the world of French song. He was involved in anarchism, and worked with Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free-radio broadcasting in Paris and around France. He died on the 14th July 1993. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/L%C3%A9o+Ferr%C3%A9">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1916-08-24 ) 24 August 1916, Monaco
- Died
- 14 July 1993 (1993-07-14) (aged 76), Castellina in Chianti , Italy
- Genres
- Chanson , expressionist , classical, spoken word , pop
- Occupations
- Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, conductor
- Instruments
- Piano, vocals
- Years active
- 1946–1991
- Labels
- Le Chant du Monde , Odeon , Barclay , CBS , RCA , EPM , La Mémoire et la Mer
- Website
- www .leo-ferre .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Léo Ferré - Accueil
Site officiel de Léo Ferré. Écoute gratuite, discographie, paroles, actualités, biographie, vidéos.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antoine
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Monaco
- Place of death
- Castellina in Chianti
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Albert I Lycée
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Genre
- French pop
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Le Chant du Monde
- Official website
- www.leo-ferre.com
- Image
- LeoFerre-Rome-1972.png
- Residence
- Castellina in Chianti
- Political ideology
- anarchism
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- Commons category
- Léo Ferré
- date of birth
- 1916-08-24
- date of death
- 1993-07-14
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- writing language
- French
- place of burial
- Monaco Cemetery
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- name in native language
- Léo Ferré
- social media followers
- 60600
- P12674
- Anton Dilger
- birth name
- Léo Albert Charles Antoine Ferré
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Encyclopedic overview
Léo Ferré ( French: [leo feʁe]; 24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the mid-1970s. Some of his songs have become classics of the French chanson repertoire, including "Avec le temps", "C'est extra", "Jolie Môme" and "Paris-Canaille".
Early life
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