Louis Chedid (born 1 January 1948, in

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) is a French singer-songwriter of Lebanese and

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origin.

Biography

Louis Chedid is the son of the writer

Andrée Chedid Andrée Chedid ( ar, أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011), born Andrée Saab Khoury, was an Egyptian- French poet and novelist of Syrian/Lebanese descent. She is the recipient of numerous literar ...

and the father of

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(better known as -M-). As a child he made his first footsteps into the singing world as a member of the "Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois", a famous French catholic boys choir. Chedid was a fan of the jazz guitarist

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and decided that he would set forth into a career in the world of music as soon as he left school. After his first album "Balbutiements" (Mumblings – 1973) attracted little attention, his talent was first recognised after the release of titles like "La Belle" and "T'as beau pas être beau" released in 1977. In 1981, "Ainsi soit-il" (Amen) rose to the top of the charts, followed four years later by "Anne ma sœur Anne" (My sister Anne) which criticised the increasing popularity of the extreme-right in France. His first, autobiographical novel – 40 Berges Blues – was published in 1992. Chedid is also the composer of Pierre-Dominique Burgaud's "Le Soldat Rose" (The Pink Soldier, 2006), a fairytale musical whose songs have been interpreted by singers including -M-,

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, Jeanne Cherhal,

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and

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Discography

Albums

Promotional singles

* "Miss Melissa" (1974) * "Je chante sous les transistors" (1977) * "La Belle" / "Chapeau de paille" (1977) * "T'as beau pas être beau" / "L'Amour S.M.P.M" (1978) * "Papillon" / "Dans la rue de Sherbrooke" (1979)

Collaborations

* Fairytale-Musical "

Émilie Jolie ''Émilie Jolie'' is a French children's musical by Philippe Chatel and arranged by Jean-Louis Bucchi. It later became a film involving Georges Brassens, Henri Salvador, Julien Clerc, Alain Souchon, Laurent Voulzy, Louis Chedid, Françoise Hardy ...

" (Philippe Chatel, 1979) : chanson du raton-laveur-rêveur (Song of the dreaming racoon) * Duo with his son Matthieu Chedid : Tel père tel fils (like father like son) – for Solidays, a French AIDS charity appeal

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chedid, Louis 1948 births Living people People from Ismailia Governorate French singer-songwriters Egyptian emigrants to France French people of Lebanese descent French male singers French guitarists French male guitarists Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French male singer-songwriters