Featured Playlist
- 11 Songs
- St Germain des Prés · 1969
- Chansons de France · 1986
- Mes années France · 1989
- 100 titres cultes de la chanson française · 2008
- The Very Best of Café de Paris - Top 40 French Classic Songs (Dinner Party Jazz Edition) · 1954
- 100 Classic French Songs · 2007
- Le temps des roses rouges · 1950
- 100 Classic French Songs · 2007
- Chansons françaises · 1950
- Paul Verlaine & Arthur Rimbaud: Maudits soient-ils! · 2004
Music Videos
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Singles & EPs
- 2021
- 2021
Live Albums
- 1967
- 1958
- 1955
About Léo Ferré
Although little known in English-speaking countries, Léo Ferré (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 Môme." His lyrics alternate between love topics and a social commentary that grows more and more bitter. Ferré's 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 ‘60s and early ‘70s, as the generation of May 1968 adopted him as an anarchist figure. ~ François Couture
- HOMETOWN
- Monaco
- BORN
- 24 August 1916
- GENRE
- French Pop