French singer (1932–2018)
Marc Ogeret Born (1932-02-25 ) 25 February 1932Paris , France Died 4 June 2018(2018-06-04) (aged 86)Semur-en-Auxois , France Genres Chanson Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instrument Vocals Years active 1954 (1954 ) –1990 (1990 ) Labels
Musical artist
Marc Ogeret (French: [maʁk oʒɘʁe] ; 25 February 1932 – 4 June 2018) was a French singer.
Biography
Ogeret was born in Paris in 1932. His mother was a dressmaker and his father worked in the health service of the ministry of war.[ 1] At 17, he dropped school and worked as an apprentice in a foundry. He later worked in a Renault car factory.[ 1] Some comedians among his friends convinced him to join them as an actor, and to accompany them with his guitar.[ 2]
Ogeret started singing around 1954 songs from songwriters such as Félix Leclerc and Léo Ferré outside coffeehouses. Film director Pierre Prévert , the brother of poet Jacques Prévert , gave him the opportunity to sing in Parisian cabarets.[ 1]
Ogeret recorded his show dedicated to poems by Louis Aragon . In 1965, he was offered the opening act for Georges Brassens on Bobino 's stage.[ 1] In 1968, he recorded two sets of revolutionary songs , but the issue was postponed due to the May 1968 events in France . He became famous for his sober renderings of anarchist and communist anthems such as The Internationale .
He also recorded sea shanties and Le Condamné à mort , a set of poems written by Jean Genet about gay sex in prison. He did a tour in USSR in 1974.[ 2]
In the late-1970s, he recorded four studio albums of Aristide Bruant 's songs. He lived with lifelong partner Anita, and they had a daughter, Zoé.[ 2]
He was made Knight (Chevalier) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1996.[ 3] Ogeret died on 4 June 2018 at the age of 86.[ 4] [ 5]
Discography
1962 : Les Mains d'Elsa (Productions Pacific)
1967 : Marc Ogeret chante Aragon
1968 : Autour de la Commune (Vogue)
1968 : Chansons « contre » (Vogue)
1970 : Chansons de la marine en bois (Vogue, SLVLX45)
1970 : Chansons salées de la marine (Vogue, SLD735)
1970 : Le condamné à mort , poem by Jean Genet , music by Hélène Martin (Cavalier LM940)
1972 : Rencontres (Vogue, SLD839)
1973 : Chansons de révolte et d'espoir (Vogue)
1976 : Imagine (Vogue, LDA2023)
1978 : La mer (Vogue, LDSE55)
1978 : Ogeret chante Bruant (Vogue, LDA2032) - Nouveau prix Académie Charles Cros.
1978 : Ogeret chante Bruant. Chansons et monologues Volume 1 & Volume 2 (CD Sony)
1979 : En toi (Vogue, VG407)
1980 : Chansons "contre" (continuation) (Vogue, VG408574)
1981 : Vivre (Vogue, 101634)
1984 : Le Condamné à mort (Jean Genet , Hélène Martin ), new recording, Vogue, VG 409 540068)
1986 : Berger de paroles (Granit)
1987 : Nous ferons se lever le jour , poems and songs by Paul Vaillant-Couturier , Réveil des combattants RC 001
1988 : Chante la Révolution, Double album 30 cm, Socadisc Sc 370 (CD Socadisc, 1997)
1990 : Témoignage sur la période 1940-1945 & Chante la résistance
1990 : Ogeret chante Jean Vasca (Le Petit Véhicule)
1992 : Chante Aragon (Second Intermède) (EPM)
1996 : Chants de marins (EPM)
1999 : Ogeret chante Léo Ferré (EPM)
Awards
References
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