Pierre Bachelet [SEP] date of birth
Pierre Bachelet
Pierre Bachelet (25 May 1944 – 15 February 2005) was a French singer-songwriter with a gentle romantic voice.
Bachelet died of lung cancer in 2005.
Career.
Bachelet spent part of his childhood in Calais and developed a lifelong appreciation of the North of France, which inspired his hit song "Les corons" (1982).
In the 1970s he had some international success under the name Resonance with the hit "O.K. Chicago".
His other hit songs include "Elle
Jean Jaurès was killed, while lamenting on the life of the working class. (This song was re-interpreted by the band Zebda in 2009 as a celebration of the 150th anniversary of Jaurès's birth.)
- "Les Corons", a song by Pierre Bachelet, contains a reference to Jean Jaurès: "Y avait à la mairie le jour de la kermesse, Une photo de Jean Jaurès".
- Al Stewart's song "Trains" includes the lyrics, "on the day they buried Jean