eighties
Barclay label released in 1980 a number of hits: La Groupie Du Pianiste by Michel Berger, Argent Trop Cher by the rock band Téléphone, Gaby oh Gaby and Vertige de l’Amour, performed by Alain Bashung, and the album O Gringo which revealed Bernard Lavilliers to the attention of the general public.
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg sings a duet with actress Catherine Deneuve, and continues his career in a reggae vein with the album : Mauvaises Nouvelles Des Étoiles.
Michel Berger
Michel Berger released 4 albums for Warner Music between 1980 and 1983.
Daniel Balavoine
The Australian Fairlight synthesizer, one of the first samplers, came out in 1980, and was bought by Peter Gabriel, Jean-Michel Jarre and Daniel Balavoine.
Balavoine racked up the hits, mixing electro sounds with the high range of his voice, which tends towards high-pitched vocals.
Charlélie Couture
1981 saw the release of Charlélie Couture’s Poèmes Rock on Island Records.
Michel Berger
(1947 – 1992)
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1980
1981
Indochine
In 1982, Nicola Sirkis on vocals and Dominique Nicolas on keyboards founded the synth-pop group Indochine, in homage to the screenwriter, essayist Marguerite Duras.
1982
1983
Jean-Pierre Mader, Gold, Images
With jazz singer Claude Nougaro, the city of Toulouse vibrated to the sounds of rock and jazz. In 1985, a wave of synth-pop variety took over with Images and artists initially known in popular dance bands like Jean-Pierre Mader or Gold, formerly “Les Goldfingers”.
Etienne Daho
Etienne Daho offers two dancefloor major tracks : Tombé Pour La France and Epaule Tattoo, which follow on from Indochine’s l’Aventurier, released in 1982, and Rita Mitsouko’s Marcia Baïla, released in 1984.
Daniel Balavoine
Daniel Balavoine, a politically and socially committed singer, died in 1986 following a helicopter accident in Africa, during a humanitarian operation linked to the famines in Ethiopia.
Etienne Daho
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1984
1985
1986
Bernard Lavilliers
Bernard Lavilliers releases the album If , a tribute to Rudyard Kipling’s poem, in 1988.
The single’s cover photo is by the great couturier Karl Lagerfeld.
Noir Désir
In 1989, the french rock band Noir Désir released their album Veuillez rendre l’âme (à qui elle appartient), including the song Aux Sombres Héros de l’Amer, which introduced the group to the french public.
Francis Cabrel
Same year, Cabrel’s seventh album, Sarbacane, was released by CBS.
Claude Nougaro
At the end of the 80s, Claude Nougaro found new inspiration during his trip to New York.
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Septembre 1985
I’d like to be someone among men.
