Composer
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter
1913–2001
84 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 2001
- Birthplace
- Narbonne
- Place of death
- Créteil
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃaʁl oɡystɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ tʁenɛ] ; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; singer; singer-songwriter; songwriter; actor; painter; chansonnier; writer; musician
- Recorded memberships
- Académie des beaux-arts
- Instruments played
- voice
- Birth name
- Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 34644815
- ISNI
- 0000000121275618
- GND ID
- 119132656
- Library of Congress ID
- n82052864
- MusicBrainz ID
- cf97f8c4-f287-4c0c-a07e-6ca2fdd8e8c2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Guitar, Vocal, A Cappella
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Pop, pop, easy listening
- Source entries with composition dates
- 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 2 of 2
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 34644815. Portrait: Comet Photo AG, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.