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Charles Trenet

France · 1913-05-18 – 2001-02-19

Charles Trenet is credited on 5,924 releases across 1,586 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,924

Pressings credited

1,586

Albums

Decades active

137

In collections

Biography

Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʃaʁl oɡystɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ tʁenɛ] ; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.

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