Louis Bertignac (; born 23 February 1954) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band
Téléphone
Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, th ...
, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986.
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...
produced his first solo album, ''Elle et Louis'' (1993) and
Chris Kimsey
Christopher Kenneth Kimsey (born 3 December 1951 in Battersea, London, England) is an English record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' ''Undercover'' and '' Steel Wheels'' albums. He was also an ...
the second, '' '96''.
In 2004, he produced, arranged and played guitar on the debut album by
, ''
Quelqu'un m'a dit
''Quelqu'un m'a dit'' (; ''Someone told me'') is the debut studio album of Italian-French singer Carla Bruni. It was produced, recorded and mixed by Louis Bertignac and released in 2003.
Reception
''Quelqu'un m'a dit'' debuted at number one ...
''. Bruni in turn contributed lyrics to 10 of the 12 songs on Bertignac's 2005 album ''Longtemps.''
He performed at
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland, from 6–8 July 200 ...
at the
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...
on 2 July 2005. He appears as an actor in
Highlander III: The Sorcerer in 1994.
Discography
With Téléphone
* Téléphone (1977)
*
Crache Ton Venin (1979)
* Téléphone public (1980)
*
Au Cœur de la Nuit (1980)
*
Dure Limite (1982)
*
Un autre monde (1984)
* Téléphone Le Live (1986)
* Paris '81 (2000)
Bertignac et les Visiteurs
*''Louis Bertignac et les Visiteurs'' (1987)
*''Rocks'' (1990)
Solo
* ''Elle et Louis'' (1993)
* ''Le Médiator'' (live) (1993)
* 96'' (1996)
* ''Bertignac live'' (live) (1998)
* ''
Longtemps'' (2005)
* ''Live Power Trio'' (2006)
* ''Suis-moi'' (2014)
References
External links
Official websiteLouis Bertignac au festival Guitare en scène à Saint-Julien-en-Genevois – vidéo
1954 births
Living people
People from Oran
Pieds-Noirs
French singer-songwriters
French male singers
French rock guitarists
French male guitarists
French male singer-songwriters
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