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Georges Brassens

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Georges Brassens, born in Sète (Hérault) on 22 October 1921 and died in Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (Hérault) on 29 October 1981, is a French poet, songwriter and interpreter.
Author of more than two hundred popular French songs - among which: Chanson pour l'Auvergnat, La Mauvaise Réputation, Le Gorille, Les Amoureux des bancs publics, Les Copains d'abord, Supplique pour être entree à la plage de Sète, Les Trmpettes de la renommée... -, he sets to music and performs his poems while accompanying himself on the guitar. In addition to his own lyrics, he also sets to music poems by François Villon, Victor Hugo, Paul Verlaine, Paul Fort, Antoine Pol, and Louis Aragon.
He received the Grand Prix de poésie de l'Académie française in 1967.

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