LĂ©o FERRE
Although little known in English speaking countries, LĂ©o FerrĂ© (1916-1993) is a monument of French chanson, revered throughout the francophone world. A singer, songwriter, author, composer, and even orchestra conductor, he is mostly remembered for songs like "Avec le Temps," "Les Anarchistes," and "Jolie MĂŽme." His career began in the cabaret and took him through four decades and a number of styles, but his best material and his popularity peak happened in the â60s and early â70s, as the generation of May â68 adopted him as an anarchist figure.
Léo Ferré was born and raised in the principality of Monaco, between France and Italy. Throughout his life, the artist would live and work in the two countries alternately, even recording a few songs in Italian. He completed his college studies in 1934 in Ro...