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Gilbert Bécaud

1927 - 2001

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François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ beko]), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots. When asked to explain his gift he said, "A flower doesn't understand botany." His favourite venue was the Paris Olympia under the management of Bruno Coquatrix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert Bécaud is the 120th most popular singer (down from 105th in 2019), the 764th most popular biography from France (down from 715th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Singer.

Gilbert Bécaud is most famous for being the writer and performer of the famous French song "Les amants de minuit" which translates to "Midnight Lovers."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 120 out of 4,381. Before him are Adele, Teresa Teng, Enrique Iglesias, Nancy Sinatra, Gigliola Cinquetti, and Anastacia. After him are Steve Perry, Nicki Minaj, Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Dolly Parton, and Psy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 35. Before him are John McCarthy, Rosalynn Carter, Janet Leigh, Robert Hossein, Marshall Warren Nirenberg, and Simone Veil. After him are Theodore Maiman, Lawrence Kohlberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, and Emmanuelle Riva. Among people deceased in 2001, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 22. Before him are Bill Hewlett, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Claude Shannon, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Iannis Xenakis, and Alberto Korda. After him are Wilhelm Mohnke, Fred Hoyle, Ernst Gombrich, Nikolay Basov, Morris, and William Hanna.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 764 out of 6,770. Before him are Alaric II (458), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), Émile Loubet (1838), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), Maurice Chevalier (1888), and Louis Le Vau (1612). After him are Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), David Guetta (1967), Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), Bruno Latour (1947), Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), and Louis Renault (1877).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 9. Before him are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Françoise Hardy (1944), France Gall (1947), Carlos Gardel (1890), and Johnny Hallyday (1943). After him are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Georges Brassens (1921), Maria Malibran (1808), Manu Chao (1961), Caterina Valente (1931), and Desireless (1952).

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