1. Pierre Bachelet was a French singer-songwriter and film score composer.
18 Facts About Pierre Bachelet
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Pierre Bachelet was born on 25 May 1944 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
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Pierre Bachelet was the child of Maurice and Alberte Bachalet.
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Pierre Bachelet started a band with his friends when he was young called The Volts.
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Pierre Bachelet's first son Yannick was born on 7 February 1964.
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Pierre Bachelet had a second son Quentin, and his second marriage lasted 24 years.
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Pierre Bachelet died on 15 February 2005 at his home in Suresnes of lung cancer.
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Pierre Bachelet wrote the score of a few commercials and TV films.
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Pierre Bachelet did the score for the French film Un crime au paradis, which was another success for him.
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Pierre Bachelet bore a physical and voice resemblance to Jacques Brel, and had a similar onstage demeanor.
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Pierre Bachelet held Brel's work in high respect, and his last release while alive was a cover album of Brel songs.
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In 2000, Pierre Bachelet was nominated for a Cesar Award for his musical score in The Children of the Marshland.
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Pierre Bachelet wrote, composed and became artistic director for George Chakiris, who would sing songs such as "Mon pays c'est le soleil" and "La chanson de Bernardo".
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Pierre Bachelet composed melodies for Veronique Jannot, notably the melody for "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" and "Si t'as pas compris".
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Pierre Bachelet became an actor for the series Van Loc: un grand cop de Marseille broadcast on TF1 from 1992 to 1998.
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Pierre Bachelet appeared in the episode "For the Love of Marie" broadcast in January 1997 in which he played the role of a banker named Charleval.
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Pierre Bachelet wrote the texts and took care of the staging of the spectacle of the transition to the year 2000 of the city of Marseille.
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Pierre Bachelet's texts dealt with a man's choices, his doubts, his mistakes, his desire for love, and wars.