Personal Info
Louis Charles Auguste Claude Trénet
le Fou chantant
Charles Trenet
Acting
Biography
Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is also noted for his work with musicians Michel Emer and Léo Chauliac, with whom he recorded "Y'a d'la joie" (1938) for the first and "La Romance de Paris" (1941) and "Douce France" (1947) for the latter. He was awarded an Honorary Molière Award in 2000.
Trenet was born in Avenue Charles T…
Filmography
Movies
Guet-apens, des crimes invisibles
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
as Self (archive footage)
La Lucarne magique
as The mysterious man
L'Or du duc
It Happened on the 36 Candles
as Self (uncredited)
Springtime in Paris
as Charles Trenet
Boom on Paris
as lui-même
Giovinezza
as Cantante
Bouquet de joie
as Charles Trenet
TV Shows
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Sacrée Soirée
as Self (voice) · 1 ep.
Le monde est à vous
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Victoires de la musique
as Self · 1 ep.
La Chance aux chansons
as Self · 3 ep.
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 3 ep.
Apostrophes
as Self · 1 ep.
Midi Première
as Self · 4 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1 ep.
Numéro un
as Self · 3 ep.