Florent Pagny

its beginnings

It begins its career of artist, like appear, then as actor of third rank extremely unable to align two counterparts. It appears in Inspecteur the Bur , the Ace of the aces , the Honor of a captain or Fort Saganne . In 1987, he writes his first song: Anything .

Its first album leaves in 1990. It carries the title of Merci . Principal author of its songs, those start to annoy. The boycott of the written press is followed by a decline of the sales, and personal problems. Its second Realistic album, , is not a success…

Jean-Jacques Goldman composes three songs to him, under the pseudonym of Sam Brewski, and introduces new collaborators to him. The album To exclusively remain true mark the beginning of a career of interpreter. Welcome at home , the semi-compilation which follows, is a success. Florent Pagny takes again Caruso there Lucio Dalla.

Pagny, the interpreter

If, for some, its new life in Patagonie enables him to flee the French tax department, for others, this exile enables him to live a normal life and balanced, with his/her Azucena partner and her children. Its new album in 1997 is entitled To know to like . Florent called there upon the type-setters of the moment, Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, and with a new type-setter interprets, Pascal Obispo, which signs to him To know to like , for an immediate success.

Considering the success of its recoveries, Pagny leaves an album recoveries, in 1999, RéCréation . Of Antisocial fine bit of goods with , it mixes the kinds on arrangements technos.

It then alternates the original albums and of recoveries (at least partly) by changing look regularly: Châtelet the Markets , in 2000, whose it beach-title is signed by Calogero; 2 , an album of duets, in 2001; Elsewhere Land , in 2003, of which the first extract signed Obispo - Florence deals with its problems with the Tax department ( My freedom to think ) and, finally, in 2004, an album comprising resumptions of the lyric repertory primarily, Baryton .

He returns today with a new album of Reprise again S of Jacques Brel quite simply entitled Pagny sings Brel , this album presented as a homage to Jacques Brel is variously appreciated by the critic, except, once more, an good occasion to make quickly cash, he acts of a true musical attack, even of a taking of hostages of the listeners of RTL, Chérie FM and Sings France.

Discography and principal songs

Anything (1987) - 1st 45 turns
Let we breathe (1988)
Merci (1990) - 1st album

That made of the nights that I think of the money that I can tap with my public
Presse which rolls

Réaliste (1992)

Tue me
What one made?

Rester true (1994)

are you to me?
If you want to try me

Bienvenue at home at BNP (1995)

Caruso
Oh happy days
Bienvenue at home

To know to like (1997)

To know to like the easy money
Dors
Chanter

Florent Pagny in concert (1998) - live

Chanter
If you want to try me

To know to like the money

you am to me?

Bienvenue at home

the black eagle (of Barbara)

Sleep

" Kill to me "

Recreation (1999) - album of Taken again S

fine bit of goods (of Léo Shoed)

Requiem for an idiot (of Serge Gainsbourg)

Châtelet the Markets (2000)

And a day a woman

Châtelet the Markets

Ground

2 Elsewhere Land

Summer 2003 in Olympia live

Baritone

Live baritone

Abracadabra

Pagny sings Brel

See too

External bond

Official site
(enough) Long biography of Florent Pagny
Biography of Florent Pagny and discography to listen to
Site devoted to Florent Pagny (words, discography, biography, catalog of films…
Site of fans

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