Gerard Lenorman

Biography

Gerard Lenorman , author, type-setter, interprets born the February 9th 1945 with Bénouville (Calvados) of Madeleine Lenormand and unknown father. It has four children: Mathieu, Justine, Clemence and Victor.

Career

Its career starts at the end of the Sixties. First vinyl in 1968, 4-titles (the format of the time), on which one finds the vagrant , Reste a song , and two other titles written by Boris Bergman on musics of Gerard Lenorman. Then Dream and the sun returned .

Rain , leaves to the autumn, and Co-is signed with Christian Arabian and is arranged by Jean-Claude Petit. The first success, by the reward of money Hermine given by France Inter, first TV (with Mick Micheyl), and first scene.

Jean-Claude Camus proposes to him the first part of Johnny Hallyday and concludes its recital from four songs and share in round the summer following with Sylvie Vartan and Carlos.

Gerard Lenorman becomes his own producer in 1969, and leaves its first simple Sueva then sign at Festival.

It writes, with Franck Gerald (brother-in-law of Pierre Delanoë which was also one of its joint authors), two songs for Brigitte Bardot ( I would like to lose the memory and the girl of straw ), before publishing for its account If the walls could speak . Festival leaves into simple Apocalypse and Cœur to the clouds , which buckle the year 1969.

This same year, for the musical comedy To hate , Gerard Lenorman replaces Julien Clerc. In the tread, it integrates Laissons to enter the sun its album éponyme of 1969, song headlight Hair adapted Let the Sunshine In by Jacques Lanzmann.

As of this year, the tubes accumulate, until in 1983, energy of Of you until the small waltz while passing by If you me leashes not to fall ; Michele ; Nice sad dolphin ; Something and me ; Soldats, do not draw then the ballade from happy people , which make its appearance in 1975, which will become the title headlight of its discography, and If I were president who obtains the Oscar of the French song decreed by SACEM (Company of the Type-setters Authors) in 1980.

In 1978, the album Nostalgies obtains a gold disc. In 1988, it finishes in the 10th place of the Eurovision with the song Crooner . In 1994, it re-records some titles then makes a compilation joining together in all 17 songs and obtains of it for the occasion a second gold disc, then records in 1996 an album of the Collection Atlas.

In 2000, the reason the other leaves then a DVD and CD into 2003 of one of the spectacles of the round which followed.

An autobiography, " I was born with twenty ans" left in 2007. This one does not achieve the unanimity as well on its interest as on its style (see).

Discography

Albums

Gerard Lenorman (1969)

If the walls could speak to
Cœur with the clouds
Apocalypse
the girl about straw
Sueva
Where I will go
Laissez to enter the sun
I will leave
I need exile
the raft

the mornings of winter (1972)

It
Of you
the festival of the flowers
Plus sun (at daybreak)
the small prince
Nothing is more beautiful
the mornings of winter
the way
the happy days
do not speak about it
Waterloo
Love song (with fallen the day)

Quelquechose and me (1974)

On the quays
Like a black pink
Without pulleys, nor strings
I never met God
When one does not like
Quelquechose and me
Soldats, do not draw!
I would like to become shepherd
goodbye the ball of the
I come towards you
If you me leashes not to fall
When a crowd shouts cheer

Caroline (1975)
Olympia 75 (1975)

On the quays
the small Prince
the magician
As a black pink
the happy days
Soldats do not draw
Beyond the dreams
the mornings of winter
the small rabbit
On the way of the life
Something and me
the festival of the flowers
the funambulist
I writes to you
Marie
Ailleurs
It
Fanette
the beautiful one and the animal
the parade
the ballade of happy people
If you do not drop to me
death from the swan
And me I please sing

Drôles of songs (1976)

Like an odd song
the clouds
the cathedrals
time
Gentil sad dolphin
Voici the keys
Invitation with dead the
Under other latitudes
Michele
And then slowly
Drôle of song

Noëls of the world (1976)
Beyond the dreams (1977)
Nostalgias (1978)
Boulevard of the ocean (1979)

Olympia 79 (1979)

the clearing of childhood (1980)

… Of love (1981)

the small waltz

Chanson of innocence

Amour of rain

I wanted to only be a one artist

… of love

the warlike love

Dernière image

Aventurière of the adventurers

Merci (thank you for me)

heartfelt cries

Warum mein Vater (why my father)

Paris on Scene - Palate of the congresses (1982)

the tropical sun (1983)

Fière and Japanese (1985)

Heureux which communicates (1988)

Bravo in Gerard Lenorman (1989)

There is… (1993)

Your more beautiful songs (1994)

more French beautiful songs (1996)

the world of Gerard Lenorman (Triple compilation) (1998)

reason of the other (2000)

Gerard Lenorman in concert (2003)

Gerard Lenorman the BEST OFF (2007)

Anecdotes

It plays its own part in the comedy Under-gifted on vacation the (1982) where it comes, accompanied by its bodyguard, to take part in one evening organized by Memphis (Guy Marchand), a singer with success. Believer to take part in a play organized by Memphis, Bébel (Daniel Auteuil) addresses threats by telephone to him since a phone box before being made stop by the police force.

External bonds

Official site of Gerard Lenorman
Web site of his/her son Mathieu

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