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Pierre Delanoë

French lyricist

Pierre Delanoë

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Birth namePierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer
Born()16 December
Paris, France
Died27 December () (aged&#;88)
Poissy, France
GenresChanson
Occupations
  • Civil servant
  • songwriter
  • author
Years active–
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Musical artist

Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer (16 December – 27 December ), known professionally as Pierre Delanoë (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁdəlanɔe]), was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, Johnny Hallyday, Joe Dassin, Michel Sardou and Mireille Mathieu.[1][2]

Career

Pierre Leroyer was born in Paris.

For his professional career, he adopted his grandmother's maiden name Delanoë. After obtaining a law degree, he began a career as a tax collector, and later a tax inspector.

Joe dassin mireille mathieu biography She has recorded over 1, songs in eleven languages, with more than million records sold worldwide. Mireille Mathieu was born on July 22, , in Avignon , France, as the eldest daughter in a family of fourteen children; the youngest brother was born after she moved to Paris. Marcelle arrived in Avignon in as a refugee from World War II after her grandmother had died and her mother went missing. The Mathieu family has been stonemasons for four generations. Roger had once dreamed of becoming a singer, but his father, Arcade, disapproved, which inspired him to encourage one of his children to learn to sing with him in church.

After World War II, he met Gilbert Bécaud and began working as a lyricist. For a period, he even performed alongside Bécaud in clubs. They penned some of France's best loved songs, including "Et maintenant", translated into English as "What Now My Love", which was covered by artists including Agnetha Fältskog, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, the Supremes, Sonny & Cher, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and the Temptations.

"Je t'appartiens" ("Let It Be Me") was covered by the Everly Brothers, Tom Jones, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Nina Simone and Nofx.

Mireille mathieu husband In his career spanning sixteen years — , he enjoyed numerous successes in France and the French-speaking world , as well as singing in languages other than French. He had a career in Finland , Greece , and Germany. Dassin lived in New York City and Los Angeles until his father fell victim to the Hollywood blacklist in , at which time his family moved to Europe. Between the ages of ten and fifteen Dassin changed schools eleven times. Dassin moved back to the United States, where he attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan from to , winning an undergraduate Hopwood Award for fiction in and earning a Bachelor of Arts in and a Master of Arts in , both in Anthropology.

"Crois-moi ça durera" was covered as "You'll See" by Nat King Cole.

In addition to Bécaud, Delanoë wrote for Édith Piaf ("La Goualante du pauvre Jean"), Tino Rossi, Hugues Aufray, Michel Fugain ("Je n'aurai pas le temps", "Une belle histoire"), Nicoletta, Nana Mouskouri, Michel Polnareff, Gérard Lenorman ("La Ballade des gens heureux"), Joe Dassin ("L'Été indien", "Les Champs-Élysées", "Et si tu n'existais pas"), Nicole Rieu ("Et bonjour à toi l'artiste") and Michel Sardou ("Les Vieux Mariés", "Le France").

He wrote a passionate song about Joan of Arc in "La demoiselle d'Orléans" for Mireille Mathieu. The final lyric: "When I think of all I have given France and she has forgotten me" was truly how the singer felt as she was made a caricature by Communists.[3]

The song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau, for which Delanoë only wrote the music,[4] and went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest [2]

In , Delanoë was involved as Director of Programs in the launch of Europe 1, the first French radio station to program popular music in a modern way.[5]

He served as President of SACEM in and , then from to , and again from to He was awarded the Poets Grand Prize in by the institution.

Mireille mathieu Twenty years already! I can hardly believe it, to such an extent you are still present in my life, and not only your voice, Joe, this voice which still spreads your tender passion, your humour and your appeal through our frequencies. We had met in Joe, you are well-known and unknown, you are loved and underestimated. Your scrupulous professionalism and your absolute absence of self-assurance made you constantly work, remake your songs and their recording.

On 31 March , Delanoë was given France's highest culture award, Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[6]

He created some controversy in July after expressing dislike for rap music, saying that it is "a form of expression for people incapable of making music" and "not music but vociferations, eructations (belching)".[2][5]

Death

Delanoë died of cardiac arrest in the early morning of 27 December , at the age of 88 in Poissy near Paris.

He is buried in the Cimetière de Fourqueux, which is just southeast of Poissy.[7] His wife Micheline Leroyer (née Biesel) died on 16 January , aged 97, and is buried beside him. They had three children: Pierre-Denis, Sylvie and Caroline.

Bibliography

  • Pierre Delanoë, La vie en chantant, éditions René Julliard,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Le surnuméraire, éditions René Julliard,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Le 19è trou, éditions Robert Laffont,
  • Pierre Delanoë, en collaboration avec A.

    J. Lafaurie et Philippe Letellier, Golfantasmes, éditions Albin Michel,

  • Pierre Delanoë, La retraite aux flambeaux, éditions Robert Laffont,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Poésies et chansons, éditions Seghers,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Et à part ça qu'est-ce que vous faites&#;?, éditions Michel Lafon,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Comment écrire une chanson, éditions Paul Beuscher,
  • Pierre Delanoë, avant-propos de Jean-Marc Natel, Paroles à lire, poèmes à chanter, éditions Le Cherche Midi,
  • Pierre Delanoë, entretiens avec Alain-Gilles Minella, La chanson en colère, éditions Mame,
  • Pierre Delanoë, illustrations de Barberousse, Les comptines de Titine, éditions Hemma Éditions,
  • Pierre Delanoë, illustrations de Barberousse, Les comptines d'Eglantine, éditions Hemma Éditions,
  • Pierre Delanoë, préface de Jean-Marc Natel, voix de Charles Aznavour à Jean-Claude Brialy en passant par Renaud, Anthologie de la poésie française de Charles d'Orléans à Charles Trenet, éditions du Layeur,
  • Pierre Delanoë, en collaboration avec Alain Poulanges, préface de Gilbert Bécaud, La vie en rose, éditions Plume,
  • Pierre Delanoë, illustrations de Barberousse, musique Gérard Calvi, interprètes Jacques Haurogné, Juliette, Fabienne Guyon, Pierre Delanoë, Xavier Lacouture et Catherine Estourelle, La comptine à Titine, éditions Hemma Éditions,
  • Pierre Delanoë, préface de Michel Tournier de l'Académie Goncourt, Des paroles qui chantent, éditions Christian Pirot,
  • Pierre Delanoë, préface de Gilbert Bécaud, Le témoin était aveugle, éditions Les vents contraires,
  • Pierre Delanoë, préface de Jean-Marc Natel, narration de Brigitte Lahaie, musique de Guy Boyer, La poésie dans le boudoir, éditions du Layeur,
  • Pierre Delanoë, préface de Jean Orizet, D'humeur et dhumour, éditions Mélis éditions,
  • Pierre Delanoë, Tous des putes, éditions Mélis éditions,
  • Pierre Delanoë, en collaboration avec Jean Beaulne, Pierre Delanoë…Et maintenant, éditions City Éditions,

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