Gilbert Montagné
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Gilbert Montagné is a French musician, both a pianist and organist
, as well as a singer. Blind from birth, he is best remembered for his international hit "The Fool", which was a number 1 single across Europe in 1971. In France he is still a popular albums and concert artist, having toured with the likes of Johnny Hallyday
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Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, as well as a singer. Blind from birth, he is best remembered for his international hit "The Fool", which was a number 1 single across Europe in 1971. In France he is still a popular albums and concert artist, having toured with the likes of Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
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Albums
- The Fool (1971)
- Il faut que ça swing (1976)
- Ta vie (1981)
- Liberté (1984)
- Gilbert Montagné à l'Olympia LIVE (1985)
- Quelques notes de musiques (1985)
- Vivre en couleurs (1987)
- Entre douceur et violence (1989)
- En accord magique (1989)
- Rien qu'une amitié (1993)
- Comme une étoile (1995)
- Le meilleur compilation (1995)
- Mélange de couleurs (1997)
- Les plus belles chansons compilation (1997)
- Live à l'Olympia (1998)
- CD Story compilation (2001)
- Anthologie 3 CD box set (2001)
- Les indispensables compilation (2001)
- Rien sans ton amour (2002)
- Versions Originales compilation (2002)
- Ses plus belles chansons compilation (2002)
- Best of Gilbert Montagné compilation (2002)
- Get Ready (2006)
Singles
- Quand on ferme les yeux/Le phénomène (1969)
- The Morning Comes (1970)
- The Fool/Hide Away (1971)
- Aime-moi/Song for every Time (1972)
- Baby I feel so fine/My Lord (1972)
- Dans mon piano il y a des oiseaux/Elle chantait ma vie en musique (1973)
- M'laisse pas tomber (1979)
- Believe in Me/On the Road (1979)
- Besoin de vous (1981)
- On va s'aimer (1983)
- Just For Tonight (1984)
- Les sunlights des tropiques/Près de toi (1984)
- J'ai le blues de toi/Si je l'aime (1984)
- Au soleil – Robinson Crusoé/Un monde entre nous (1984)
- Je veux tout/Sans elle (1987)
- Perdu dans New-York (1989)
- Plus fort la vie/Open your heart (and take a chance) (1990)
- Un vrai Noël (2001)
- Entendre ton sourire/Si tu voulais (2002)