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and many others. He accompanied Renaud in the latter's tour "Une guitare, un piano et Renaud". He composed music for the songs "Coeur perdu", "Baltique", "Mon nain de jardin" and "Mal barrés" for the Renaud album

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. He also has a series of jingles for advertisements, most notably for

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References

Discography

Album

*1990: ''Atlantique''

Singles

*1984: ''Pourquoi t'es pas là ?/Petit chagrin'' *1985: ''Mozart / Québec, 3 heures du matin'' *1986: ''Shanghai au crépuscule/Aigue-marine'' *1990: ''Tant bien que mal/À quelqu'un, à personne'' *1991: ''Vous voudriez vivre à ma place/Aimé à mort'' *1993: ''Elle est bonne/Posons nos valises'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanty, Alain French male singers 20th-century French male pianists 21st-century French male pianists French musical theatre composers French film score composers French male film score composers 1961 births Living people People from Auray