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AboutAlain Bashung (real name Alain Claude Baschung) was a French singer, guitarist, harmonicist & actor, born on December 1, 1947 in Paris, France & dead on March 14, 2009 in Paris. Abandoned by his father, he grew up in Wingersheim, learnt harmonica & performed in a school choir. At 12, he went back to Paris & discovered rock, imitating American singers & founding his first band. After lots of 7", concerts & collaborations, success didn't come. In 1979, he released his album Roulette Russe, including his first hit "Gaby Oh Gaby".
Alain's rock came on & in 1981, the follow-up Pizza included his second hit "Vertige De L'Amour", loved by his fans. After that, he left commercial music & did surprising albums, from Play Blessures in 1982 to Fantaisie Militaire in 1998, Alain became a great French artist. In 2001, he recorded "Cantique Des Cantiques" with his wife Chloé Mons & in 2008, he released Bleu Pétrole. In February 2009, he received 3 Victoires De La Musique : "Best Album" for Bleu Pétrole, "Best Tour" & "Male Artist". In March 2009, he died of lung cancer at 61 years old & he has been buried at Paris' Père-Lachaise cemetery.

Writing and production credits
Iván El Tiempo De Iván (CBS Discos Inc.)
Florent Pagny Recréation (Mercury France/Universal)
Vanessa Paradis Bliss (Barclay)

Filmography
Nestor Burma, Détective De Choc (Jean-Luc Miesch) - 1982
Le Beauf (Yves Amoureux) - 1987 (himself)
Rien Que Des Mensonges (Paule Muret) - 1991
L'Ombre Du Doute (Aline Issermann) - 1993
Ma Sœur Chinoise (Alain Mazars) - 1994
Mon Père, Ma Mère, Mes Frères Et Mes Sœurs... (Charlotte De Turckheim) - 1999
Je Veux Tout (Guila Braoudé) - 1999
La Confusion Des Genres (Ilan Duran Cohen) - 2000
Retour À La Vie (Pascal Baeumler) - 2000
Félix Et Lola (Patrice Leconte) - 2001
L'Origine Du Monde (Jérôme Enrico) - 2001
La Bande Du Drugstore (François Armanet) - 2002
Le P'tit Curieux (Jean Marbœuf) - 2004
Arthur And The Invisibles (Luc Besson) - 2006 (voice)
J'Ai Toujours Rêvé D'Être Un Gangster (Samuel Benchetrit) - 2008 (himself)

Television
Le Cimetière Des Voitures (Fernando Arrabal) - 1983
Des Cornichons Au Chocolat (Magali Clément) - 1991
Attends-Moi (François Luciani) - 1996

Musical DVDs
À L'Olympia - 2009 (recorded at L'Olympia, Paris)
À L'Arrière Des Berlines - 2009

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