Alain Chamfort (born Alain Joseph Yves Le Govic; 2 March 1949) is a French singer of

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origin.

Life and career

Chamfort was a promising pianist in his youth, and the piano became his instrument of choice. His first band The Dreamers had minor success as a repertory

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outfit, and was followed by a typically sixties rock music group Murator. Chamfort met famed writer and producer

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, who proposed to help him with future works for television and film, and it is with Dutronc that Chamfort's career expanded. After being discovered by Dutronc, it was with

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and ultimately Serge Gainsbourg that he made a number of albums, including his first album recorded as Alain Chamfort: '. A single from the album, "" remains one of the most famous songs to date by Chamfort, whose subject is the yacht ''

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'' which disappeared with her skipper

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in 1978. Chamfort composed for the cinema; he worked with

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and with

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. As an actor, he appeared in the short ''Men/Toys/Girl'' in 2001. In 2004, he became a member of the board of directors of SACEM.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Je Pense A Elle, Elle Pense A Moi'' (1973, Flèche) * ''Un coin de vie, Madonna Madonna'' (1974, Flèche) * ' (1976, CBS) * ''Rock'n Rose'' (1977, CBS) * ''Poses'' (1979, CBS) * ''Amour, Année Zéro'' (1981, CBS) * ''Secrets Glacés'' (1983, CBS) * ''Tendres Fièvres'' (1986, CBS) * ''Trouble'' (1990, CBS) * ''Neuf'' (1993, Epic) * ''Personne N'Est Parfait'' (1997, Epic) * ''Le Plaisir'' (2003, Delabel) * ''Une vie Saint Laurent'' (2010, Tessland) * ''

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'' (2012, Mercury) * ''Alain Chamfort'' (2015, PIAS) *''Le désordre des choses'' (2018, PIAS)

Live albums

* ''Double Vie'' (1988, CBS) * ''Impromptu Dans Les Jardins Du Luxembourg'' (2005, XIII Bis)

Compilations

* ''Ce N'est Que Moi'' (2000, Epic) 1977–2000 * ''Le Chemin Est Le Bonheur 1976–2006'' (2006, XIII Bis) 1976–2005 * ''Le meilleur d'Alain Chamfort (versions revisitées)'' (2016, Pias)

Filmography

References

External links

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Biography

Official website, at sonymusic.fr
(in French)
Fan website
(in French) 1949 births French male singers French people of Breton descent Musicians from Paris Living people {{France-singer-stub