Claude Nougaro
Claude Nougaro (* 9. September 1929 in Toulouse ; † 4. March 2004 in Paris ) was a jazz - singer and poet from France , but also a painter and draftsman .
Life
The son of an opera singer and an Italian piano teacher, he grew up with his grandparents in Toulouse , where he was enthusiastic about Glenn Miller , Édith Piaf and Louis Armstrong on the radio . In 1947 he failed his Abitur and then began working as a journalist in Paris (including for the Le Journal des Curistes in Vichy and the L'Echo d'Alger ). At the same time he wrote chansons for Marcel Amont (Le Barbier de Belleville, Le Balayeur du roi) and Philippe Clay (Joseph, La Sentinelle) . He met Georges Brassens , who became his friend and mentor, and wrote poetry.
In 1949 he did his military service in the Foreign Legion in Rabat ( Morocco ). He sent texts to Marguerite Monnot, the composer of Édith Piaf, who then set them to music (Méphisto, Le Sentier de la guerre) . He also wrote for Odette Laure. In order to earn a living, he performed as a singer of his own songs in the Parisian cabaret Le Lapin Agile in Montmartre from 1955 . It was there that he met his first wife, Sylvie. In 1959 his first record came out with "Il y avait une ville". That did not yet bring success with the masses. However, he was already a little better known because he was performing in Dalida concerts at that time .
In 1962 daughter Cécile was born. In the same year the record was released with Une Petite Fille , in 1963 with Cécile ma fille . These chansons soon became popular with a large audience.
A car accident paralyzed him for several months in 1963. The following year he traveled to Brazil . In Paris he has performed on prestigious stages, the Olympia, the Palais and the Théâtre de la Ville. He dedicated the chanson Chanson pour le maçon to his friend Jacques Audiberti , who died in 1965 .
The May Revolution of 1968 inspired him to a stormy Paris May , a plea for life, which was however censored by the radio, although he was a bitter opponent of politics. (Although Nougaro has also written texts that are socially critical.) In the same year he recorded his first live album at the Olympia: Une soirée avec Claude Nougaro .
His career took off with many successes (le Jazz et la Java , Tu verras , Île de Ré , Armstrong , Toulouse , Petit Taureau) . But in 1984 his record company canceled his contract. Nougaro left for New York to be inspired, wrote and produced the album Nougayork himself there , which was a sensational success. In 1988 he was awarded the Victoires de la musique prize for best artist with the best recording and released three more albums in the following years from 1993 to 1997.
From 1995, his health deteriorated after undergoing heart surgery. Nevertheless, he appeared again at concerts and festivals from 1998 to 2004 and also contributed to a fundraising campaign for children with AIDS . After several operations, he died in March 2004 at the age of 74 of complications from cancer .
His music was inspired by American jazz, including many titles in his repertoire ( Charles Mingus , Louis Armstrong ), and Brazilian music (especially Al Jarreau and Baden Powell , Chico Buarque ).
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR
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 BE W
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 CH
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| 1986 | Sur scène: Olympia 85 |
FR149 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2004
|
| 1997 | L'enfant phare |
FR17 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
| 1998 | Hombre et lumière |
FR23 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W76 (2 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in BEW only in 2004
live concert in Toulouse |
| 2000 | Embarquement immédiat |
FR5  (24 weeks)FR |
BE W30 (5 weeks) BE W |
CH40 (5 weeks) CH |
|
| 2001 | Live at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées |
FR108 (6 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
| 2002 | Le jazz & la java |
FR55 (10 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in Fr only in 2004
|
| 2004 | La note bleue |
FR4th (35 weeks)FR |
BE W20 (17 weeks) BE W |
CH76 (3 weeks) CH |
posthumous publication
|
| 2005 | Legrand Nougaro |
FR98 (6 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with Michel Legrand
|
| 2014 | Best Of 1962-2004 | - |
BE W34 (30 weeks) BE W |
- | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1967: Petit taureau
- 1971: Soeur Ame
- 1973: Locomotive d'or
- 1974: Récréation
- 1975: Femmes et famines (with Ornette Coleman )
- 1977: Plume d'ange
- 1978: Tu verras (FR:gold)
- 1980: Assez
- 1981: Chansons nice
- 1982: Au New Morning
- 1983: Ami chemin
- 1985: Bleu Blanc Blues
- 1987: Nougayork (FR:
platinum) - 1989: Pacifique (FR:gold)
- 1991: Une Voix dix doigts
- 1992: Chansongs (FR:gold)
- 1994: Grand Angle Sur
- 2005: L'intégrale studio (14 CDs + 1 DVD)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
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| 1987 | Nougayork Nougayork |
FR14 (18 weeks) FR |
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| 1992 | Tendre Une Voix dix doigts |
FR41 (2 weeks) FR |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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France (SNEP)
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9 × gold9
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2 × platinum2
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1,230,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
| All in all |
9 × gold9
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2 × platinum2
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literature
- 2002: L'ivre de mots
Lectures
- 2003: Fables de ma fontaine (Paris, Petit Journal Montparnasse)
Web links
- Works by and about Claude Nougaro in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official site of Nougaro
- Lyrics
- Obituary in The Guardian
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nougaro, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz singer, poet, painter and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2004 |
| Place of death | Paris |