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DIED. CHARLES TRENET, 87, French crooner considered a master of la chanson francaise; in Creteil, France. Beloved for his mischievous charm and paeans to everyday life, his most famous song, La Mer (popularized in the U.S. by Bobby Darin as Beyond the Sea), has been recorded nearly 4,000 times...
...DIED. CHARLES TRENET, 87, flamboyant French singer whose poetical lyrics and jazz-influenced tunes defined French popular music for a generation; near Paris. He started singing in music halls in the 1930s, then went on to write almost 1,000 songs over a six-decade career. His best-known hit was the haunting La Mer, recorded in nearly 4,000 different versions. Although he announced his retirement in 1975, he released a last CD in 1995 and gave three sell-out concerts...
...eager to project a youthful image, Chirac, 55, obtained endorsements from 120 leading sports figures, including Cycling Champion Jeannie Longo, and appeared at rallies with rock stars like Johnny Hallyday. He even publicized an endorsement from Actor Gregory Peck. Not to be outdone, Mitterrand supporters persuaded Veteran Crooner Charles Trenet to record a ditty called Vas-Y Tonton ("Go to It, Uncle," a play on Mitterrand's nickname, "Tonton"). Though campaign advertising is not permitted on television, the growth of privately owned channels in recent years enabled candidates to saturate the tube with appearances on news and feature shows. Even...
...love is actually a moot point in this film. Antoine's one recorded moment of true passion remains his illicit fling with the shoe-store lady, Fabian Tabard, in Stolen Kisses. The first few notes of the Charles Trenet ballad ("I Wish You Love") that underlined the earlier film sneaks onto the soundtrack of Bed and Board every once and a while- but this time it quickly breaks off into an atonal clanging sound...
BONTEMPELLI (Pathe). Guy Bontempelli was almost completely unknown even in France until he won the 1966 Grand Prix du Disque. He is more Trenet than Aznavour and has considerable charm...