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The singer Jean-Louis Murat, here on the stage of the Francofolies de La Rochelle, July 14, 2014
DEATH – He died on the eve of the release of a “best of” celebrating his 40-year career. Singer Jean-Louis Murat, whose real name is Jean-Louis Bergheaud, died on Thursday May 25 at the age of 71, according to information from the regional media. The mountain confirmed by the artist’s manager at France Inter.
Originally from Puy-de-Dôme, Jean-Louis Murat began his career in music at the end of the 1970s when his rock band from Clermont was spotted by William Sheller to open for his concerts. Murat then pursued solo music and met with first success with the public with the 45 rpm. If I should miss you in 1987.
Then followed about thirty albums (The raincoat, babel…) over the decades and in particular the popular success around the duo Regret recorded with Mylène Farmer in 1991, listen below:
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During his career, Jean-Louis also made several forays into the cinema. He appeared in 1990 in the film A Woman’s Revenge by Jacques Doillon alongside Isabelle Huppert and Béatrice Dalle. And a few years later in miss nobody, also with Elodie Bouchez and Romain Duris. Starring in this film by Pascale Bailly, Jean-Louis Murat also composed the soundtrack.
Known for his poetic texts, the author, composer and performer from Auvergne was also known for his frank speeches which often went against the current of the “star-system”. ” It pleases me enough that they don’t love me “, he said clearly to the Point in 2011. And to scratch pell-mell over the course of his interviews the ” assholes ” Renaud and Michel Polnareff, Johnny Hallyday – “ because of him, we looked like losers for fifty years “, or more recently the rappers of PNL “ Club Dorothée level » or the singer Angèle and her « peep show choreography “.
An album Best Of by Jean-Louis Murat, retracing his forty-year career, is due out this Friday, May 26.
