Boby Lapointe
Singer, songwriter, and actor Boby Lapointe was born in Pézenas, Hérault, France on April 15, 1922. Initially interested in an aviation career, he prepared for the entrance exam at an engineering school. However, the Second World War extinguished his plans, and he was drafted, eventually sent to a compulsory work service camp in Linz, Austria in 1943. He escaped the camp, changed his name to Robert Foulcan, and found a job at the port of La Ciotat. After marrying and having two children, he moved his family to Paris, where he took various jobs while singing at night. Boby Lapointe performed his act at the cabaret Le Cheval d'Or and befriended Georges Brassens, Ricet Barrier, and Raymond Devos. Boby Lapointe released his first composition, “Les douze chants d’un imbecile,” in 1951 and wrote and produced plays while also operating a fashion shop in Paris. He came to prominence when his song "Aragon et Castille" was performed by Bourvil in the film Poisson d'Avril in 1954. Four years later, director François Truffaut offered him the role of the pianist in Shoot the Pianist (1960), where he sang the song “Framboise” alongside songwriter Charles Aznavour. Signing to Fontana Records, he released his debut album, Sacré Boby Lapointe, in 1961. Boby Lapointe became known for his lyrics that were laced with humor and he achieved acclaim for songs such as "Avanie et Framboise" (1960), "La Peinture à l'huile" (1963), "Jack Sélaire” (1964), and “J’ai Fantaisie” (1966). A car accident in 1965 left him immobile for several months while he recovered from his injuries. During this recovery time, Boby Lapointe – who was also a mathematician – created the Bibi-binary system, which is a hexadecimal numeral system still being used some decades later. Suffering from pancreatic cancer, Boby Lapointe made his final stage performance in December 1972. He died on June 29, 1972, at the age of 50. Since his passing, Boby Lapointe’s music has kept his memory alive and has been compiled numerous times on releases such as Comprend Qui Peut (2002), Anthologie (2003), Master Serie Vol. 1 & 2 (2003), Gold (2006), Le Best Of (2007), and Boby Lapointe (2018).
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Boby Lapointe a 100 ans
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 24 giu 2022
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Bobo Léon
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Eminent Legacy Records il 18 set 2015
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Le Best Of
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 1 gen 2007
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Mes 50 plus belles chansons
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 18 giu 2007
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Anthologie
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 1 gen 2003
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Avanie et framboise / Aragon et Castille (feat. Alain Goraguer) (Mono Version)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1960
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Collection 25 CM
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 14 ott 1961
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Jockey c'est pas mauvais
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Mercury Records il 17 giu 2022
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L'hélicon / Eh ! Toto (feat. Jacques Vigouroux et son orchestre) (Mono Version)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1900
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Troubadour Ou La Crue Du Tage
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Real Harmonic il 7 mag 2015
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Bobo Léon
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Before And After il 10 lug 2015
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Le chanteur sous-titré (Mono Version)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1961
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Premiers enregistrements (1960)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Tsk Music il 25 apr 2011
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Aragon et Castille (feat. Alain Goraguer et son orchestre) (Mono Version)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1960
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Boby lapointe en public
Musica francese - Pubblicato da RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Evasion Music il 25 mag 2018
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Capucine (Live au Théâtre des capucines / 1963)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da UME - Global Clearing House il 5 mag 2022
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Avanie et framboise
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Black Marlin Records il 14 nov 2014
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Troubadour Ou La Crue Du Tage
Musica francese - Pubblicato da King of the Sound il 8 giu 2015
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La peinture à l'huile
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Chord Concept il 28 nov 2014
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Tchita
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Inma Records il 10 apr 2015
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Sacré Boby Lapointe (1961)
Musica francese - Pubblicato da Tsk Music il 14 ott 1961
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