Alain Chamfort
Alain Chamfort is a French singer of Breton origin.
Life and career
Chamfort was a promising pianist in his youth, and the piano became his instrument of choice. His first band The Dreamers had minor success as a repertory jazz outfit, and was followed by a typically sixties rock music group Murator.Chamfort met famed writer and producer Jacques Dutronc, who proposed to help him with future works for television and film, and it is with Dutronc that Chamfort's career expanded. After being discovered by Dutronc, it was with Claude François and ultimately Serge Gainsbourg that he made a number of albums, including his first album recorded as Alain Chamfort: . A single from the album, "" remains one of the most famous songs to date by Chamfort, whose subject is the yacht Manureva which disappeared with her skipper Alain Colas in 1978.
Chamfort composed for the cinema; he worked with Jean-Pierre Mocky and with Arnaud Sélignac. As an actor, he appeared in the short Men/Toys/Girl in 2001. In 2004, he became a member of the board of directors of Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs [de musique|SACEM].
Discography
Studio albums
Je Pense A Elle, Elle Pense A Moi Un coin de vie, Madonna Madonna Mariage A L'Essai Rock'n Rose Poses Amour, Année Zéro Secrets Glacés Tendres Fièvres Trouble Neuf Personne N'Est Parfait Le Plaisir Une vie Saint Laurent Elles & Lui Alain Chamfort- Le désordre des choses
- ''L'impermanence''
Live albums
Double Vie- ''Impromptu Dans Les Jardins Du Luxembourg''
Compilations
Ce N'est Que Moi 1977–2000Le Chemin Est Le Bonheur 1976–2006 1976–2005- ''Le meilleur d'Alain Chamfort ''