Bruno Coquatrix

Bruno Coquatrix , born with Ronchin (Northern) the August 5th 1910 and deceased with Paris on April 1st 1979, is especially known as director and owner of the room of the Olympia (Paris).

Bruno Coquatrix was initially pointed out as author and type-setter. He wrote more than 300 songs (of which My angel (1940); Clopin-clopant (1947); Hair in the wind (1949), etc). Him several operettas are also owed.
Bruno Coquatrix was also the business manager of high-speed motorboats of the song such as Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer. After having directed Bobino, it takes, in 1954, the direction of the room of Olympia, the greatest variety of Europe. It engages there all the celebrities of the song of the time (Georges Brassens, Gilbert Bécaud, Johnny Halliday, Dalida, Edith Piaf, Annie Cordy, Yves Montand, etc). It was still one of the creators of the mark of discs Versailles.

warned Business man, but very criticized in the world of the song where he exerted a considerable influence, Bruno Coquatrix was mayor of Cabourg (Calvados) of 1971 to its death. It is buried with the Cimetière of the Father-Lachaise.

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