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Marcel Amont

1929 - 2023

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Marcel Amont (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl amɔ̃]; born Marcel Jean-Pierre Balthazar Miramon, [maʁsɛl ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ baltazaʁ miʁamɔ̃]; 1 April 1929 – 8 March 2023) was a French singer of the 1960s and 1970s. Amont also recorded in Occitan and promoted Bearn culture from the 1950s. Amont was one of the most popular singers in France, and the most prolific of the French language, with a career lasting many years. He sold 300 million albums, recorded 30 albums, 79 singles 126 ep's, 11 compilations and about 1,000 songs in different languages (English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Irish and Spanish). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Amont is the 1,339th most popular singer (down from 1,125th in 2019), the 4,436th most popular biography from France (down from 4,079th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marcel Amont ranks 1,339 out of 4,381. Before him are Rosalía, Seo In-guk, Tommy Seebach, Reba McEntire, Sotiria Bellou, and Leo Slezak. After him are Terence Trent D'Arby, Simón Díaz, Taos Amrouche, Yvonne Elliman, Park Bom, and Kadim Al Sahir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Marcel Amont ranks 369. Before him are Yvette Williams, Chi Haotian, Beverly Sills, Günter Kunert, Harry Frankfurt, and Lady Pamela Hicks. After him are Kenneth MacMillan, Ernesto Grillo, Michael Harner, Aulis Kallakorpi, Patricia Routledge, and Júlia Sigmond. Among people deceased in 2023, Marcel Amont ranks 365. Before him are Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Simone Segouin, Harry Frankfurt, Henrik Nordbrandt, Barry Humphries, and Peter Simonischek. After him are Guillermo Escalada, Irina Miroshnichenko, Giovanni Lodetti, Domingo Perurena, Fathima Beevi, and Karol J. Bobko.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marcel Amont ranks 4,436 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Dominique Senard (1953), Félicien David (1810), Dominique Wilkins (1960), Pierre Tchernia (1928), Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe (1729), and François Bonlieu (1937). After him are Raymond Abellio (1907), Tonie Marshall (1951), Michel Garicoïts (1797), Chantal Chaudé de Silans (1919), Jean Debucourt (1894), and Judith Godrèche (1972).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Marcel Amont ranks 78. Before him are Daniel Balavoine (1952), Claude Nougaro (1929), Désirée Artôt (1835), Mady Mesplé (1931), Michèle Torr (1947), and Viktor Lazlo (1960). After him are Jacques Higelin (1940), Joséphine Fodor (1789), Danièle Dupré (1938), Emma Shapplin (1974), Philippe Jaroussky (1978), and Paule Desjardins (1929).

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