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Marcel Amont | |
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.jpg) Amont in 1969 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marcel Jean-Pierre Balthazar Miramon |
| Born | 1 April 1929 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 8 March 2023 (aged 93) Saint-Cloud, France |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Marcel Amont (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl amɔ̃]; born Marcel Jean-Pierre Balthazar Miramon, [maʁsɛl ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ baltazaʁ miʁamɔ̃]; 1 April 1929 – 8 March 2023) was a French singer of the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Amont also recorded in Occitan and promoted Bearn culture from the 1950s.[2][3]
Amont was one of the most popular singers in France, and the most prolific of the French language, with a career lasting many years. He sold 300 million albums, recorded 30 albums, 79 singles 126 ep's, 11 compilations and about 1,000 songs in different languages (English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Irish and Spanish).
Amont is known for having performed songs by composers such as Georges Brassens, Léo Ferré and Georges Moustaki. His work was inspired by American pop and jazz in the style of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Andy Williams. He recorded international hits such as "Blue, bland, blond", "L'amour ça fait passer le temps", "Ballade pour l'espagnol", "Le plus beau tango du monde" and "Cathy, fais-moi danser". His song entitled "Un Mexicain" reached number 1 on the charts in France.
- ^ Chartsinfrance
- ^ Henri Jeanjean - De L'utopie Au Pragmatisme?: Le Mouvement Occitan 1976-1990 1992 "Cette proposition fut âprement combattue par des gens qui ont utilisé l'argument de l'opportunisme de Marcel Amont qui voulait profiter de la "mode occitane" (alors que celui- ci avait déjà enregistré en occitan dans les années 50, avant ..."
- ^ Cinéma - Numéros 301 à 312 1984 - - Page 56 "A part Marcel Amont, occitan, aucun acteur de renommée nationale. Mais des acteurs régionaux d'un niveau assez professionnel. Une difficulté qu'il faut avouer, peu de Jeunes, et encore moins d'enfants (et il nous en fallait), parlent occitan."