Bachelet, Pierre b. May 25, 1944 d. February 15, 2005 French singer and songwriter. Born in Roubaix in northern France, he spent his childhood and youth in Calais. Initially concentrating on film projects, the first record he made in 1974 was the song "L'Atlantique". He continued his success with the release of "Les corons", "Elle est d'ailleurs", "Ecris moi" and "Sans amour", all of which made it into the national and international hit lists. He was also recognized for several soundtracks such as music for the various "Emmanuelle" films. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Edda Meinikat) Cimetière marin de Saint Tropez , Saint-Tropez, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Durey, Louis b. May 27, 1888 d. July 3, 1979 Composer. The least-known member of "Les Six." His refusal to contribute to their collective ballet "The Marriage on the Eiffel Tower" (1921) occasioned the breakup of the group, though the composers all remained friends. A politically-oriented man (he became a hard-line communist in the 1930s), Durey felt music should have a didactic purpose and wrote several choruses based on Marxist texts. This attitude, combined with a distaste for self-promotion, ensured his obscurity. He spent most of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Cimetière marin de Saint Tropez , Saint-Tropez, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
b. May 25, 1944 d. February 15, 2005
