Jean Dréjac,
stage name
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of Jean André Jacques Brun (3 June 1921, in
Grenoble – 11 August 2003, in
Paris
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) was a French singer and composer.
He is noted for writing the songs "
Ah! Le petit vin blanc", "
Sous le ciel de Paris
''Under the Sky of Paris'' (French: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
" and "La Chansonnette" (for
Yves Montand), the French adaptations of "
Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" for
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars.
Pi ...
and "Bleu, blanc, blond" for
Marcel Amont, and various songs for
Serge Reggiani (with
Michel Legrand as composer).
He was an adjoint secretary of the
Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique from 1967 to 1969, and a vice-president from 1977 to 2002.
He is the father of writer
Frédéric Brun, born in 1960 in Paris.
Honors
* 2003:
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres.
Bibliography
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References
External links
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Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Musicians from Grenoble
1921 births
2003 deaths
20th-century French male singers
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