Biography
Léo Ferré (French: [leo feʁe]; 24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer. He released some forty albums over this period, composing the music and the majority of the lyrics. He released many hit singles, particularly between 1960 and the mid-1970s. Some of his songs have become classics of the French chanson repertoire, including "Avec le temps", "C'est extra", "Jolie Môme" and "Paris-Canaille".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Théâtre De L'Étoile Récital
1954
Farewell, Angelina
1965
I Love Paris
1954
Des Visages Des Figures
2001
Recital 2
1974
Avec Le Temps
1970
Accordion De Paris
1957
Covers
2019
Finding Gabriel
2019
Paris
2014
The Rules Of Fire
2013
La Violence Et L'ennui
1980
Gigi L'Amoroso / Il Venait D'Avoir Dix Huit Ans
1974
Ihre Grossen Erfolge
1974
Les 12 Premières Chansons De Léo Ferré
1970
Les Anarchistes
1969
Paname
1961
Legrand Piano
1960
Chante Paris
1957
Chante À L'Olympia (4e Serie)
1955
J'Ai Deux Amours
2005
Arno En Concert (A La Française)
1997
Je Suis Comme Je Suis
1990
Montand D'hier Et D'aujourd'hui
1980
Credited work
3,801 releases · 827 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 6,895
- Other credits · 2,042
- Production · 45
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Studios Ferber · L'Olympia · Studios Barclay-Hoche Enregistrements · Studios Barclay
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Dalida
- Juliette Gréco
- Yves Montand
- Edith Piaf
- Juliette Greco
- Catherine Sauvage
- Nana Mouskouri