Michel Berger

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Michel Berger (28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992), born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday. He was also romantically involved with singer songwriter Véronique Sanson in the early 1970s before he married France Gall. He died of a heart attack at the age of 45. Berger first became known to the French public in the 1960s as singer of hit song Salut les copains, after which he became record producer and songwriter for EMI and where he wrote amongst others Les Girafes for Bourvil in 1967. In the early 1970s, he moved to Warner Music where he produced the early albums of Véronique Sanson, and Allah once again in 1989. In 1973, he was responsible for producing the album Message personnel, the title track of which relaunched the career of Françoise Hardy. He also produced the single Je suis moi for Hardy. Berger started writing for France Gall in 1974, produced all her albums from 1975, and married her on 22 June 1976. In 1985, he produced Johnny Hallyday's album Rock'n'Roll Attitude and also his stage-show, followed by Le Tour de France 1988 of France Gall in 1987. In 1978, he composed the musical: Starmania, with lyrics by Luc Plamondon. The musical starred France Gall, Daniel Balavoine, Diane Dufresne, Nanette Workman, Eric Estève and Fabienne

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Beauséjour (Remasterisé en 2002)

Pour Me Comprendre (40 titres)

Ca ne tient pas debout (Remasterisé en 2002)

Beauséjour (Remasterisé)

Voyou (Remasterisé en 2002)

Différences (Remasterisé en 2002)

Vivre

Pour Me Comprendre (Version standard)

Ca Ne Tient Pas Debout (Remasterisé)

Pour Me Comprendre

Que l'amour est bizarre (Remasterisé en 2002)

Beauséjour

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