Michel Berger
Michel Berger ( actually Michel-Jean Hamburger ; born November 28, 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , † August 2, 1992 in Ramatuelle ) was a French singer and composer .
Life
Berger was the son of the doctor Jean Hamburger and his wife Annette Haas-Hamburger.
Berger became known from 1959 in the era of the French radio program Salut les copains on Europe 1 . He discovered Véronique Sanson and composed for Françoise Hardy . He also wrote an album for Johnny Hallyday . In 1976 he married France Gall and wrote several albums for them. With her he has a daughter (1978–1997) and a son (* 1981).
In 1978 Berger composed the rock opera Starmania with texts by Luc Plamondon . This rock opera, in which France Gall, Daniel Balavoine and Diane Dufresne participated, enjoyed great success and was performed again with a different line-up in the 1990s. An English version called "Tycoon" was created in 1991.
A few weeks after he had released an album with duets with his wife France Gall, Michel Berger died on August 2, 1992 at the age of 44 of a heart attack after playing tennis . He is buried in the Montmartre cemetery in Paris . His daughter Pauline Hamburger, who died of cystic fibrosis in December 1997 at the age of 19, was buried next to him .
Trivia
On November 28, 2019, on his 72nd birthday, a doodle could be heard and seen on the Google search engine .
Discography
Studio 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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| 1992 | Double jeu |
FR156  × 2
(3 weeks)FR |
- |
CH-  |
with France Gall
chart entry in FR only in 2014 |
| 2015 | Quand on est ensemble |
FR90 (4 weeks) FR |
BE W43 (20 weeks) BE W |
- |
with France Gall
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 1973: Michel Berger (Le coeur brisé)
- 1974: Chansons pour une fan
- 1975: Que l'amour est bizarre
- 1976: Mon piano danse
- 1980: Beauséjour (FR:gold)
- 1981: Beaurivage
- 1982: Dreams in stone
- 1983: Voyou (FR:gold)
- 1985: Différences (FR:gold)
- 1990: Ça ne tient pas debout (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 2006: Opération Premium Toupargel (FR:gold)
Live albums
- 1980: Michel Berger au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
- 1983: Michel Berger en public au Palais des Sports
- 1986: Michel Berger au Zénith
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FR
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BE W
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CH
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| 1994 | Celui qui chante ... - 18 titres | - |
BE W38 (1 week) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in BEW only in 1996
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| 2002 | Pour me comprendre |
FR52 × 3
(85 weeks)FR |
BE W5 (50 weeks) BE W |
CH23 (17 weeks) CH |
Chart entry in FR only in 2011
|
| 2007 | Chanter pour ceux ... | - |
BE W29 (31 weeks) BE W |
- | |
| 2018 | Best of - Quand on est ensemble | - | - |
CH75 (1 week) CH |
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
- 1993: Plus Belles Chansons (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1994: Les Plus Belles Chansons (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1994: Best of 18 Titres (FR:× 3Triple platinum )
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FR
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 BE F
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BE W
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| 1973 | Écoute la musique (source consolation fantastique) Chansons pour une fan |
- |
BE F44 (3 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
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| 1974 | À moitié, à demi, pas du tout chansons pour une fan |
- |
BE F47 (1 week) BE F[BE W : ←] |
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| 1975 | L'amour est là Que l'amour est bizarre |
- |
BE F49 (1 week) BE F[BE W : ←] |
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| Seras-tu là? Que l'amour est bizarre |
FR109 (5 weeks) FR |
BE F41 (3 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| 1976 | Ça balance pas mal à Paris |
- |
BE F21 (9 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
with France Gall
|
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| 1980 | La groupie du pianiste Beauséjour |
FR106 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| Quelques mots d'amour |
FR101 (2 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| 1986 | Chanter for what should be the next loin de chez eux Différences |
FR188 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| 1990 | Le paradis blanc Ça ne tient pas debout |
FR72 (3 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| 1991 | Diego, libre dans sa tete |
FR169 (1 week) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
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| 1992 | Laissez passer les rêves Double jeu |
FR37 (4 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with France Gall
|
|
| Superficiel et léger Double jeu |
FR42 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with France Gall
|
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||||
| 2015 | Un dimanche au bord de l'eau Résiste (La Comédie Musicale) |
FR162 (1 week) FR |
- | - | ||
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Web links
- Michel Berger at Discogs (English)
- Michel Berger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ France Gall Hommage (French).
- ↑ Michel Berger: A musical Google-Doodle for the 72nd birthday of the French singer (video). In: GoogleWatchBlog. November 27, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: FR BEW CH
- ↑ a b c Awards for Music Sales: FR1 FR2 CH
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamburger, Michel-Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 1992 |
| Place of death | Ramatuelle |