Bernard Lenoir
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Bernard Lenoir is a radio
personality, specializing in independent rock. His program, directed by Michelle Soulier, is broadcast in the evenings (10:00-11:00pm) on France Inter
.
He was born in Algeria
, which he left in 1962, working at Côte d'Azur where he served as a DJ. He is a singer in the surf pop
group Menton: Les Radis Beurre. Their only single is today lost to time. Lenoir began on France Inter as a music programmer on José Artur's Pop-Club. He worked through the late 1970s presenting the rock program Feedback, and continued on with it into the 1980s. One of his most remembered broadcasts in this period was on 18 December 1979, an airing of a Joy Division
concert from Bains-Douches.
The program was cancelled after one season and Lenoir transferred to Europe 1
. He also appeared on the television program Les Enfants du rock.
With the launching of the magazine Les Inrockuptibles
, the presenter acquired the eternal trust of his audience, and created a program in which he found his true style of "music unlike all others", and his greatest audience. The broadcast lent its name to the magazine. His radio program was called C'est Lenoir (This is Lenoir), and was last broadcasted on July 1st 2011.
On August 25th 2011, he announces he has chosen between "life outside" and "music unlike all others" and leaves France Inter. He is currently retired in Biarritz
, France
.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
personality, specializing in independent rock. His program, directed by Michelle Soulier, is broadcast in the evenings (10:00-11:00pm) on France Inter
France Inter
France Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
.
He was born in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, which he left in 1962, working at Côte d'Azur where he served as a DJ. He is a singer in the surf pop
Surf music
Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...
group Menton: Les Radis Beurre. Their only single is today lost to time. Lenoir began on France Inter as a music programmer on José Artur's Pop-Club. He worked through the late 1970s presenting the rock program Feedback, and continued on with it into the 1980s. One of his most remembered broadcasts in this period was on 18 December 1979, an airing of a Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
concert from Bains-Douches.
The program was cancelled after one season and Lenoir transferred to Europe 1
Europe 1
Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio network created in 1955. It is one of the leading French radio broadcasters and heard throughout France...
. He also appeared on the television program Les Enfants du rock.
With the launching of the magazine Les Inrockuptibles
Les Inrockuptibles
Les Inrockuptibles is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. The name is a play on "Les Incorruptibles", the French title of the American television series The Untouchables...
, the presenter acquired the eternal trust of his audience, and created a program in which he found his true style of "music unlike all others", and his greatest audience. The broadcast lent its name to the magazine. His radio program was called C'est Lenoir (This is Lenoir), and was last broadcasted on July 1st 2011.
On August 25th 2011, he announces he has chosen between "life outside" and "music unlike all others" and leaves France Inter. He is currently retired in Biarritz
Biarritz
Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
See also
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