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Charles Trenet

1913 - 2001

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Trenet is the 225th most popular singer (down from 173rd in 2019), the 1,253rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,096th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Singer.

Charles Trenet is most famous for his song "La Mer" which means "The Sea".

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charles Trenet ranks 225 out of 4,381. Before him are Marian Gold, Al Jarreau, Etta James, Claude François, Dr. Dre, and Corry Brokken. After him are Billie Eilish, Mario Del Monaco, Edita Gruberová, Lil Wayne, Chris Cornell, and Loreen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Charles Trenet ranks 56. Before him are Mary Ainsworth, Mehmet Shehu, Peter Cushing, Richard Stone, Masanobu Fukuoka, and Muddy Waters. After him are Alan Ladd, Tony Martin, Jan Kubiš, Heinz Linge, Tadao Horie, and Irwin Shaw. Among people deceased in 2001, Charles Trenet ranks 45. Before him are Emilie Schindler, Jacques Mayol, John Lee Hooker, Ashok Kumar, W. G. Sebald, and Isaac Stern. After him are Anna Mani, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Giovanni Leone, Seishiro Shimatani, Dương Văn Minh, and Chung Ju-yung.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Trenet ranks 1,253 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), Odo of Bayeux (1036), and Samy Naceri (1961). After him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460), Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), Pierre Cauchon (1371), and Étienne-Jules Marey (1830).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Charles Trenet ranks 16. Before him are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Georges Brassens (1921), Maria Malibran (1808), Manu Chao (1961), Caterina Valente (1931), and Desireless (1952). After him are Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), André Claveau (1911), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), Barbara (1930), and Sacha Distel (1933).

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