Henri Salvador (1917-2008) was born in Guyana and his parents were from Guadeloupe, a French island in the Caribbean. Singer, composer and guitarist, he began to have a little notoriety in Paris in the 1930’s, but he really began to be famous in the 1950’s, his career having lasted more than 60 years.
The main quality he’s recognized for is his humour : even in his yougest age, his infectious laugh and his comic talent were appreciated. He sung a lot of funny songs.
[More about him on Wikipedia]
Henri Salvador s’amuse (Henri Salvador is having fun) : “Well, I’m gonna tell you a story that’s really… very, very funny…”
- Blouse du dentiste
- Rock and roll mops
- Zorro est arrivé
- Le travail c’est la santé
- Juanita Banana
- Minnie, petite souris
- Faut rigoler
But this comic character shouldn’t erase the fact that he also sang a lot of beautiful songs, that he sometimes wrote himself.
- Maladie d’amour
- Adieu foulard, adieu madras
- Le loup, la biche et le chevalier
- Syracuse
- Chambre avec vue
- Jardin d’hiver
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