Marcelly
Marcelly (real name Marcel Jules Turmel ; born March 19, 1882 in Petit-Couronne , Seine-Maritime department ; † February 14, 1966 in Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer , Seine-Maritime department) was a French chanson singer .
Life
Marcel Turmel's father worked for customs , his mother was a housewife. At the age of 18, the young man went to Paris to do his military service in the fire brigade and to complete musical training at the conservatory . Under the name Marcelly he then began to appear as a chanson singer in various café concerts . He made his debut at the Parisiana , then sang for evenings in the Buttes Chaumont and finally received a five-year contract with the Gaîté Rochechouart . Further engagements in renowned music halls followed . In addition, Marcelly signed an exclusive contract with the Pathé record company in 1908 , which tied him to them for 15 years.
In October 1914, after the beginning of the First World War , Marcelly was drafted into the French army and released again in 1916 after being injured in the war. He now continued his singing career in Paris. Since 1918 he went on numerous major tours in the summer, initially within France ( Toulouse , Brest , Grenoble , Marseille , Nîmes ), and later also in Belgium, North Africa and Romania. He also continuously recorded more records for Pathé. Marcelly was able to use his income to buy a villa near Cassis . In the summer months he has since performed frequently in the casinos of the Côte d'Azur , in Cassis, La Ciotat and Bandol .
Marcelly married in 1928, but the marriage soon fell apart. After his second marriage in Rouen , he ended his singing career in 1932. He took over a painting business from his uncle and only sang occasionally at social or charitable occasions.
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Marcelly had a sturdy baritone voice and a very diverse repertoire , ranging from love songs to patriotic chansons. He never composed himself, but sang the repertoires of a number of other chansonniers, including Félix Mayol and Harry Fragson . His recordings in particular were very popular; In 1926 the Pathé catalog contained no less than 198 photographs by Marcelly. He was the first to record the chanson Je cherche après Titine , later made famous by Charlie Chaplin's interpretation in Modern Times , and his recording of La Madelon , the most famous French soldier's song of the First World War, was also the first ever.
Web links
- Gérard Frappé: Marcelly, 'Chanteur Mondain' . Short biography on delabelleepoqueauxanneesfolles.com with a long list of his chansons recorded on vinyl (French)
- Short biography on the site dutempsdescerisesauxfeuillesmortes.net with an audio sample and two discographic excerpts (French)
- Short biography on the website of the town of Petit-Couronne (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertrand Dicale: Je cherche après Titine. In: Bertrand Dicale: Les chansons qui ont tout changé. Fayard, Paris 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marcelly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turmel, Marcel Jules (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chanson singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petit-Couronne , Seine-Maritime department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1966 |
| Place of death | Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer , Seine-Maritime department , France |