Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter
Died when: 87 years 277 days (1053 months)Star Sign: Taurus

Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (French pronunciation: ?[lwi ?a?l ogyst?~ ???? t?ene]; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years.
These include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955).Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter.
He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
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