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Léo Ferré

1916 - 1993

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léo Ferré is the 401st most popular musician (down from 325th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Monaco (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Monegasque Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Léo Ferré ranks 401 out of 3,175. Before him are Ton Koopman, Willi Boskovsky, Count Basie, Tony Levin, Peter Criss, and Liberace. After him are Steve Hackett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nikolai Kapustin, Wayne Shorter, Cheryl, and Art Tatum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Léo Ferré ranks 69. Before him are Henri Dutilleux, Georg Henrik von Wright, Hubert Maga, Lars Korvald, Lung Chien, and Hassan Gouled Aptidon. After him are Ernst Wilimowski, Hamani Diori, Bernard Blier, Richard Fleischer, Giorgio Bassani, and Sterling Hayden. Among people deceased in 1993, Léo Ferré ranks 57. Before him are Bruno Pontecorvo, Dražen Petrović, Don Ameche, Lucia Popp, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Leonid Gaidai. After him are Roy Raymond, Eddie Constantine, Yen Chia-kan, Eleanor Hibbert, Yuri Lotman, and Tofiq Bahramov.

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In Monaco

Among people born in Monaco, Léo Ferré ranks 9 out of 32. Before him are Caroline, Princess of Hanover (1957), Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach (1864), Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco (1697), Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (1965), Louis Chiron (1899), and Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (1597). After him are Franz Schreker (1878), Louis I, Prince of Monaco (1642), Ercole, Lord of Monaco (1562), Charles Leclerc (1997), Honoré I, Lord of Monaco (1522), and Charles II, Lord of Monaco (1555).

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Among MUSICIANS In Monaco

Among musicians born in Monaco, Léo Ferré ranks 1. 

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