Louis Chedid

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Name = Louis Chedid


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Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Chanson, Musical Theatre
Occupation = singer-songwriter
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Years_active = 1973 - present
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Louis Chedid (born 1 January 1948, in Ismaïlia) is a French singer-songwriter of Lebanese origin.

Biography

Louis Chedid is the son of the writer Andrée Chedid and the father of Matthieu Chedid (better known as -M-).

As a child he made his first footsteps into the singing world as a member of the "Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois", a famous French catholic boys choir.

Chedid was a fan of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and decided that he would set forth into a career in the world of music as soon as he left school. After his first album "Balbutiements" (Mumblings - 1973) attracted little attention, his talent was first recognised after the release of titles like "La Belle" and "T'as beau pas être beau sortis" in 1977.

In 1981, "Ainsi soit-il" (Amen) rose to the top of the charts, followed four years later by "Anne ma sœur Anne" (My sister Anne) which criticised the increasing popularity of the extreme-right in France. His first, autobiographical novel - 40 Berges Blues - was published in 1992.

Chedid is also the composer of Pierre-Dominique Burgaud's "Le Soldat Rose" (The Pink Soldier, 2006), a fairytale musical whose songs have been interpreted by singers including -M-, Vanessa Paradis, Jeanne Cherhal, Francis Cabrel, Alain Souchon and Bénabar.

His latest solo album, "Un Ange Passe" was released in 2004.

Discography

* Balbutiements (1973)
* Nous sommes des clowns (1974)
* Le jeu de l'oie (1975)
* Ver de terre (1976)
* Egomane (1980)
* Ainsi Soit-il (1981)
* Panique Organisée (1983)
* Anne, ma sœur Anne (1985)
* Bizar (1987)
* Zap-Zap (1989)
* Ces mots sont pour toi (1992)
* Entre nous (1994)
* Répondez moi (1997)
* Bouc Bel Air (2001)
* Botanique et Vieilles Charrues (2003)
* Un ange passe (2004)
* Le Soldat Rose (2006)

Promotional Singles

* Miss Melissa (1974)
* Je chante sous les transistors (1977)
* La Belle / Chapeau de paille (1977)
* T'as beau pas être beau/L'Amour S.M.P.M (1978)
* Papillon / Dans la rue de Sherbrooke (1979)

Miscellaneous

* Fairytale-Musical "Émilie Jolie" (Philippe Chatel, 1979) : chanson du raton-laveur-rêveur (Song of the dreaming racoon)
* Duo with his son Matthieu Chedid : Tel père tel fils (like father like son) - for Solidays, a French AIDS charity appeal

Quotes

"L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, Tout l'monde en veut, tout l'monde en manque. L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, Tout l'monde en parle, l'amour nous hante."

(Love, love, love, love, everyone wants it, everyone needs it. Love, love, love, love, everyone talks about it, love haunts us - from "Chanson L'amour")

External links

* [http://www.louischedid.org/ louischedid.org ] Unofficial Website
[http://lesoldatrose.com/ lesoldat rose ] Website of the Musical "Le Soldat Rose"