Becaud, Gilbert
Et Maintenant- 50 Grosse Erfolge
Gilbert Bécaud was born on October 24, 1927, in Toulon. He learned to play the piano at an early age. In the postwar period, he frequented Parisian nightclubs on the right bank of the Seine. From 1950 to 1952, Bécaud accompanied the French singer Jacques Pills on the piano. In 1953, he achieved his first successes with his own compositions, such as "Mes principaux" and "Quand tu danses." Alongside his singing career, Gilbert Bécaud also worked as a gambler, appearing with Caterina Valente in the film "Casino de Paris" and with Claude Brasseur in "Le pays où je viens." Bécaud's composition "Le jour où la pluie viendra" became a hit in many countries, including in England as "Le jour où les pluies sont venues" by Jane Morgan and in Germany as "Le jour de la pluie," performed by Dalida. Bécaud undertook numerous world tours. His last major tour took place in Canada in 1998. In the late 1990s, Bécaud regularly released new albums. He also sang some of his hits in German. Due to his high-energy stage presence, he was nicknamed "Mr. 100,000 Volts." He gave his final concerts in 2001. After more than 50 years in the music business, Gilbert Bécaud died of lung cancer on December 18, 2001, at the age of 74 on his houseboat on the Seine in Paris. He was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His most famous songs, "Et maintenant," "Je t'appartiens," and "Le jour où la pluie viendra," are still widely performed today. Gilbert Bécaud, along with Charles Aznavour, was one of the most renowned figures in French chanson