Dick Annegarn
Dick Annegarn (born May 9, 1952 in The Hague ) is a Dutch singer, songwriter and guitarist. He sings chansons almost exclusively in French, rarely in English. He spent his first six years in the Netherlands. After that he lived in Brussels , in 1972 he moved to Paris . Here he released his first album Sacré Géranium in 1973 , which was a great success. His best-known songs include Bruxelles (1973), Mireille (1975) and Coutances (1975).
After recording three albums, he retired underground and lived on a houseboat. Today the artist lives in Laffite-Toupière in France.
Special
The song Coutances was used in the film Science of Sleep - A Guide to Dreaming (2006) directed by Michel Gondry . It is on the soundtrack of the same name. Michel Gondry also directed the video clip for the song "Soleil du soir" (2008) from Dick Annegarn's album of the same name.
Dick Annegarn had a small supporting role as an actor in the French feature film Mammuth (2010) by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern.
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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| 1997 | Approche-toi |
FR57 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| 1999 | Adieu verdure |
FR47 (2 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2005 | Plouc |
FR166 (4 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2008 | Soleil you soir |
FR105 (2 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2011 | Folk talk |
FR169 (1 week) FR |
BE W95 (1 week) BE W |
|
| 2011 | Vélo va |
FR47 (10 weeks) FR |
BE W70 (10 weeks) BE W |
|
| 2016 | twist |
FR141 (1 week) FR |
BE W167 (5 weeks) BE W |
|
| 2018 | 12 villas 12 chansons |
FR169 (1 week) FR |
- | |
More albums
- Sacré géranium (1973)
- Je te vois (1974)
- Mireille (1975)
- Anticyclones (1976)
- De ce spectacle ici sur terre (live, 1978)
- Ferraillages (1980)
- Citoyen (1981)
- 140 BXL (live, 1984)
- Brother? (1986)
- Ullegarra (1990)
- Chansons Fleuves (1990)
- InéDick (1992)
- Au Cirque d'Hiver (live, 2000)
- Un 'ombre (2002)
Singles (selection)
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
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| 2016 | Bruxelles twist |
FR58 (2 weeks) FR |
BE W26 (6 weeks) BE W |
|
literature
- Dick Annegarn: Paroles. Le mot et le reste. Marseille 2011, ISBN 9782360540228 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Annegarn, Dick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch singer, songwriter and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The Hague , Netherlands |