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Léo Ferré (August 24, 1916 - July 14, 1993) was a French poet, composer, singer and musician. Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed love and melancholy with moral anarchy, lyricism with slang, rhyming verse with prose monologues. He moved from music-hall to orchestral music, breaking free from the traditional song structure during the 1970s, inventing his own musical territory, powerfully dramatic and unique. He also set to music several poems by the French poètes maudits, such as François Villon, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimbaud, as well as French poets from the 20th century like Guillaume Apollinaire and Louis Aragon. He took a central place in the French song world and is a prominent figure in this domain. He was involved in anarchism and worked with Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free radio broadcasting in Paris and around France. Along with Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel, he is considered one of the greatest composers and writers of French songs.
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Discography
- Critical discography for a better understanding of Léo Ferré's artistic path.
- Vinyl discography
Bibliography
- Passage Léo Ferré a nearly complete bibliography
See also
External links
(French)
- Léo Ferré Official site
- Recording of the unique interview with Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel 6 January 1969
- Biography with links to several articles
- Lyrics
- Pays-Âges de Léo Ferré a gallery of places and people in Ferré's life
- L'arbre du poète Interviews and a large selection of links
- Les Copains d’la neuille twice-yearly update on news concerning Ferré
