Pierre Perret
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Pierre Perret is a French singer and composer. Pierre Perret resides in the city of Nangis
.
At the age of 14 he signed up to the conservatoire de musique de Toulouse
and to a dramatic arts institute. In the mean time, he set up his first band of 4 musicians in his own name, with whom he played at events throughout the region. In 1957, he was snapped up by Eddie Barclay
who signed him on. It was in the studio of Barclay where he met his future wife, Simone Mazaltarim.
In 1958 Perret carried on touring round Parisian cabaret bars and crossed France and Africa as a part of the American group, The Platters
. In November that year, a pleurisy
forced him to take two years off in a sanatorium
.
A master of the subtleties of the French language and French slang (he even rewrote some of Jean de La Fontaine
's fables), his songs are often cheeky (for example Le zizi (The willy)) , asking questions in a seemingly naive child's tone, but has written more serious political songs, such as La bête est revenue, La petite kurde, Vert de Colère ou Lily.
He participated in the committee for the simplification of the administrative language (COSLA).
Nangis
Nangis is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
.
Biography
He spent a long part of his childhood in the café which his parents owned, where he learned work jargon and slang.At the age of 14 he signed up to the conservatoire de musique de Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
and to a dramatic arts institute. In the mean time, he set up his first band of 4 musicians in his own name, with whom he played at events throughout the region. In 1957, he was snapped up by Eddie Barclay
Eddie Barclay
Eddie Barclay was a French music producer whose singers included Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. He founded Barclay Records.-Life:...
who signed him on. It was in the studio of Barclay where he met his future wife, Simone Mazaltarim.
In 1958 Perret carried on touring round Parisian cabaret bars and crossed France and Africa as a part of the American group, The Platters
The Platters
The Platters were a vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre...
. In November that year, a pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
forced him to take two years off in a sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
.
A master of the subtleties of the French language and French slang (he even rewrote some of Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional...
's fables), his songs are often cheeky (for example Le zizi (The willy)) , asking questions in a seemingly naive child's tone, but has written more serious political songs, such as La bête est revenue, La petite kurde, Vert de Colère ou Lily.
He participated in the committee for the simplification of the administrative language (COSLA).
Songs
- 1963: Le tord boyaux, La corrida, Pépé la jactance
- 1966: Les jolies colonies de vacances
- 1967: Tonton Cristobal, Marcel, Mimi la douce, Blanche
- 1970: Fillette le bonheur c'est toujours pour demain
- 1971: Dépêche-toi mon amour, La cage aux oiseaux, La grande ourse, Ma femme, Olga
- 1974: À poil, Le Zizi, L'infidèle, Ma p'tite Julia
- 1976: Ma nouvelle adresse, Vaisselle cassée
- 1977: Lily, Au Café du Canal
- 1979: Estelle, L'hôpital, Mon p'tit loup
- 1981: Y'a cinquante gosses dans l'escalier
- 1986: Nos amies les bêtes
- 1989: Riz pilé
- 1992: Bercy Madeleine, La petite Kurde
- 1998: La bête est revenue
Books
- 1985: Le petit Perret illustré par l'exemple (dictionnaire de l’argot)
- 1992: Laissez chanter le petit (biographie)
- 1996: La cuisine de ma femme
- 2000: Anthologie de la poésie érotique
- 2003: Le parler des métiers (vocabulaire de 145 professions)