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| Birth name | Alain Claude Baschung |
| Born | 1 December 1947 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 March 2009 (aged 61) Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1966–2009 |
| Labels | Barclay |
Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ klod baʃuŋ]; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil",[2] he is often regarded as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg.[3] He rose to prominence in the early 1980s with hit songs such as "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", and later had a string of hit records from the 1990s onward, such as "Osez Joséphine", "Ma petite entreprise" and "La nuit je mens". He has had an influence on many later French artists, and is the most awarded artist in the Victoires de la Musique history with 12 victories obtained throughout his career.
Bashung's Play blessures (1982), Osez Joséphine (1991), and Fantaisie militaire (1998) have made multiple French lists of the greatest albums. L'Imprudence (2002) and Bleu pétrole (2008), the last two studio albums released during his lifetime, also garnered acclaim.[4] Bashung died at 61 after a two-year fight with lung cancer.
- ^ Bush, John. "Alain Bashung biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ O'Connor, Patrick (12 May 2009). "Obituary: Alain Bashung". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Alain Bashung died Saturday early afternoon at Saint-Joseph Hospital in Paris, after a 2-year fight against a lung cancer. - purple DIARY". Purple (in French). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Abecassis, Michaël (11 June 2018). An Anthology of French and Francophone Singers from A to Z: "Singin' in French". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 9781527512054.