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Bernard Lavilliers
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Olivier Parent
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Photograph - Photography
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Bernard Lavilliers is a French singer, songwriter and actor. His first album, Chanson pour ma mie, was released in 1968, with his first name and an enigmatic “Lavilliers” as the title, which would become his stage name. He released his second album in 1972, Les Poètes, and began to gain a certain notoriety, which was confirmed in 1975 with Le Stéphanois. The consecration took place in 1976 with Les Barbares. He describes this album as the musical turning point in his career. He went to the Olympia for the first time in October 1977. It was during this period that he met Léo Ferré, a model for him. The end of the 1970s was a prolific period for Lavilliers as he released 15e Round in 1977, T'es vivant? in 1978 and Pouvoirs in 1979. In April 1979, Bernard Lavilliers moved to Saint-Malo, bought a boat and left for Jamaica, then New York and Brazil. He then returned to France with the album O gringo which is still one of his most famous records today. The legend of Bernard Lavilliers, muscular traveler of the shady neighborhoods of the Americas, was forged on this exotic album. The 1980s were years of glory for Bernard Lavilliers. In 1981 the album Nuit d'Amour was released, which recounts in particular his new life in Los Angeles and his meeting with Lisa Lyon, who would become his wife. In 1983, État d'urgence is released, with the title Idées noirs for which he successfully forms a duet with Nicoletta. In 1984, Bernard Lavilliers released Tout est permis, rien n'est possible, a record seeming to be more in line with his work of the 1970s. His composition for the film Rue barbare was nominated for the César for best music at the 1985 ceremony. In 1986, he released one of his most famous albums, Voleur de feu. In 1988, Bernard Lavilliers released the album If ... on which is the title On the Road Again. At the dawn of the 1990s, Bernard Lavilliers recounts his travels in Asia in the album Solo (1991). He is the star of the premiere of the musical program Taratata in January 1993. The album Champs du possible, released in 1994, is marked by an atmosphere of the end of the millennium. In 1997, just fifty years old, Bernard Lavilliers released Clair-Obscur which was made up of songs with a reggae feel. In 2001, the album Arrêt sur image was released, featuring the workers' hymn Les Mains d'or. Always inspired and constantly evolving, in 2004 Bernard Lavilliers released Carnets de bord, a new hymn to travel. In 2008, he released Samedi soir à Beyrouth, a reggae-soul album. At the end of 2010, Lavilliers released Lost Causes and Tropical Music. In November 2013 a new album titled Baron Samedi was released. In 2014, Bernard Lavilliers was nominated for the Crystal Globe for best male performer. At the end of September 2017, he released his 22nd and last studio album to date, entitled 5 minutes au paradis.
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