Marcel Amont
Marcel Amont (; born Marcel Jean-Pierre Balthazar Miramon on April 1, 1929) is a French singer and actor of the 1960s and 1970s. Amont also recorded in Occitan and promoted Bearn culture from the 1950s. He is a singer of great artistic career, being one of the most popular in France, and the most prolific of the French language with many years of career. He has sold 300 million albums, has recorded 30 albums, 79 singles 126 ep, 11 compilations and about 1,000 songs in different languages (English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Irish and Spanish). He is famous  for having performed songs by composers such as Georges Brassens, Léo Ferré and Georges Moustaki. Inspired by American pop and jazz in the style of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Andy Williams. He recorded international hits such as "Blue, bland, blond", "L'amour ça fait passer le temps", "Ballade pour l'espagnol", "Le plus beau tango du monde" and "Cathy, fais-moi danser". His famous song entitled "Un Mexicain" reached number 1 on the charts in France. He has also made films and is director of soundtracks. First years. Born in Bordeaux on April 1, 1929, son of Modeste Miramon, employee of  the railways, and Romélie Lamazou, nurse. He doubted, after the baccalaureate, between the chair of physical education and the Conservatory of dramatic art. The comedy, and finally the song, will prevail over the sport. After having toured the arts of Bordeaux, he "got up" in Paris in the late 1950s, where he made his name little by little in most cabarets of the two banks (Villa d'Este, Fontaine des 4 saisons, etc. ). From a young age he was fond of jazz and pop music. Beginnings. In 1951, Marcel Amont decided to try his luck in Paris and became famous performing  in several cabarets. For many years, Marcel Upstream enchainer such benefits before 1956 to secure the first parts of Edith Piaf, allowing it to quickly become the revelation of the year and his first public recording, which allows him to get the novel Grand Prix de Novela the French Academy of Charles Cros. A success that opens the doors of the cinema, and will become with Brigitte Bardot in The bride is too beautiful. 1956 is the miraculous year. At the Olympia, he was cut in the first part of Edith Piaf: first hired as a "supplement to the program ," a sacred "revelation of the year" and finished five weeks later in second place on the poster. Encouraged by this success in public, he recorded his first album in public and receives the Price of the Académie Charles-Cros in the company of Serge Gainsbourg and Juliette Gréco and, in the process, debut in the cinema with Brigitte Bardot in the bride is too beautiful. We often see Marcel Amont in the famous television show "36 chandelles". Through his appearances in the films "La mariée est trop belle" (1956), together with Brigitte Bardot and "La conduite à gauche" (1961), Marcel  acquires a great reputation in France. He signed a record contract Polydor Records in that same year when he released his first single "Escamillo". In 1957 he released his first album entitled Marcel Amont and in Bleu, Blanc, Blond. A revelation of the late 1950s, Marcel Upstream connects more than 100 dates in 1962 on the stage of Bobino and two albums: "Tout doux tout doucement" (1959) and "Bleu blanc blond" (1959). International career. At the beginning of the 1960s, Amont would develop a prolific career getting more than 5 gold albums and achieve successes such as «Les Bleuets d'Azur » and «Le balayeur du roy». He also recorded his success which was sold in 80 million copies «Dans le coeur de ma blonde» in 1961. The following year he popularized the song composed by Charles Aznavour, "Un mexicain" which also reached number one in France. From that moment on, the public knew him as the most prolific singer in the Francophone world, although he was behind Charles Aznavour and Gilbert Bécaud. In that same year in 1962, he offered his first solo exhibition to Bobino for 3 and a half months, he sold out; In addition to his own texts , he creates several songs signed by Claude Nougaro (Le Balayeur du Roy, Penholder, Tango of Twins, Le Jazz et la Java). He made his first tour in 1963 in Luxembourg in concert. Immediately released another album "Fantaisie Sur Des Airs D 'Opérettes" with 14 songs. In 1965, he returned to Olympia for five weeks. Very noticeable innovation: in its staging, it evolved around it with dancers. He would continue to record 45rpm records until 1969. On October 1, 1967, he hosted the first color television show in the history of French television (Amont Tour). Success. In the 1970s he changed  his record label CBS Records and released his first album titled Amont-Tour. In 1970, at the Olympia, always in the company of his dancers and choristers, he surrounds himself with specialists and uses giant screens for certain staging. The success is such that the show lasts 5 weeks. Then she embodies the dynamic, smiling and light young singer, the scenic and popular repertoire. He is preparing a musical and, for this reason, rejects the offers of a US producer and the BBC. It comes out with another North American version entitled "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and  in French called "Femme jolie on te yeux", the French version was composed by himself since he was also a songwriter. He participated in numerous variety shows in the 60s and 70s, especially those of Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. In 1974, he is the host of the Sunday show Toutankhamont. The following year Amont released another success that was sold in 50 million copies entitled "L'amour ça fait passer le temps" in 1971. Like many leading artists of the 1960s and 1970s, the 1980s are hard on the French media plan, but for more than two decades, the very visual  nature of their art opened the doors to the outdoors (touring Japan, Russia, recital at the Gould Foundation of San Francisco, Studio One in Rome for one year, etc.). He puts to the music two texts by Georges Brassens (A Little Eva in excess, The Old Fossil), which he had awarded in 1976 «Le chapeau de Mireille». Consecration. In 1980, he was part of the candidates for the French preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Camarade Vigneron. On March 23, during the final pre-selection in TF1, presented by Évelyne Dhéliat, occupies the 4th place of 6  candidates following the votes of the spectators. In the French plan, he finds a new life in the 2000s and in 2006, he returns with a new album time difference between Francis Dreyfus, the duets signature with Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Darmon, Didier Lockwood, Bireli Lagrené. In 2007, he found Olympia, 50 years after his first visit. At the end of 2008, he participated in the children's album by Guillaume Aldebert titled "Enfantillages". For two years, she is one of the stars of the Tender Age tour, the idol tour for seasons 3 and 4. In October 2009, she celebrated  her 80th birthday with a series of recitals in the Grand Comedy in Paris. In 2010, he participated in the album for children of Emma Daumas Les Larmes de Crodrilo, writing several texts and singing a duet with elle, about music by his son Mathias Miramon. In 2012, after the publication of a memoir entitled At the time passes Boulevard (Editions Pirot), he published "Nevó", an illustrated picture book come mainly from his personal albums (Editions Didier Carpentier). He returns to Paris at the Alhambra on November 25 to celebrate his more than 60-year career. It offers an animated  and surprisingly modern show, between stand-up and singing, in an alloy of hits known by the general public, small scenic masterpieces and more recent titles, which delight its loyal public and a new generation of spectators. In 2013, his song Il has the yellow jersey appears on the soundtrack of the film La Grande Boucle directed by Laurent Tuel. The same year, he participated in the video "Because the night", a song by the collective Les Marguerites against Alzheimer, destined to fight against the disease. In January 2014, Marianne Melodie / Universal Music released a double anthology CD (success from  1959 to 1975). Last years. In March 2014, he leaves his seventh book, Letter to Friends, which collects fictitious letters sent to the people he loves and most of whom he has met. Among the recipients: Charles Aznavour, Maurice Chevalier, Yves Montand, Alain Souchon, François Morel, Antoine de Caunes, among others. He has published an autobiography in 2015. From November 2016 to February 2017, he participated in the tenth anniversary of "Age tend, the tour of idols", together with Gérard Lenorman, Sheila, Hugues Aufray, among others. In 2018, the stand-up begins with a new show "Marcel says and sings  Amont", in which he trusts in the manner of a humorist, tracing his life from his native southwest until today. He is enameled of his greatest hits and new songs, whether or not they are yours and that enhance the story. Marcel Amont married Tamara Vladimirovna Deiness in 1952 and divorced in 1959; He had three children, Pascual, Jean and Pierre. Legacy. At present he is also known for being the first French singer to sing in Béarnese since in 1979 he released his album "Que canta en biarnés". He was honored in 2001 with the title of Knight of  the Legion of Honour. In 2017 he celebrated 65 years of artistic career, he continues to give concerts with sold out localities and selling records. Sales exceed 35 million copies, making him the third best-selling French singer in the country's music history, behind Michel Sardou and Johnny Hallyday. Influence. Marcel Amont has interpreted on classical composer songs, it should be mentioned as: Selected discography. Singles. Mainly issued on Universal