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Gilbert Montagné (b. 1951)

Birthplace:
Paris, France

Born:
December 28, 1951

Biography from TheMovieDB

Gilbert Montagné (born 28 December 1951) is a French singer, musician, pianist and organist from the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris and Bourbonnais historical region of central France. Blind since shortly after birth, he is best remembered for his international hit "The Fool" which was a number 1 single across Europe and South America in 1971, as well as his songs "On va s'aimer" (1983) and "Les Sunlights des tropiques" (1984). In France, he is still a popular albums and concert artist, having toured and sang with the likes of Johnny Hallyday and Kool & the Gang. In 2009, he participated in the television show Rendez-vous en terre inconnue in Zanskar. He was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1982, an Officer in the National Order of Merit in 2011 and an Officer in the Order of the Legion of Honour in 2020. Montagné was active in politics within the Union for a Popular Movement under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. In the 2010 regional election, he ran as a candidate in Allier. Montagné is also noted for his activism for blind people. From ages 10 to 16, he was a student at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris. In 2022, Saint-Léon, the village his father was originally from and Gilbert Montagné visited as a child, named a square after him. Source: Article "Gilbert Montagné" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Film Performances

1979 Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
Self
1982 On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
The singer at the white piano (uncredited)
2008 La folie des années 80
Self
2012 Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Self (archive footage)
2012 Stars 80
Gilbert Montagné
2017 Stars 80 - Triomphe
Self
2017 Stars 80, la suite
Gilbert Montagné
2022 Ces chansons de nos vacances
Self
2023 Anniversaire surprise chez les Bodin's
The priest

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TV Performances

1971 Samedi soir
Self
1971 Cadet Rousselle
Self
1972 Midi trente
Self
1975 Midi Première
Self
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975 Numéro un
Self
1976 30 millions d'amis
Self
1976 Les Jeux de 20 heures
Self
1977 Fan School
Self
1982 Champs-Elysées
Self
1987 Le monde est à vous
Self
1990 Fort Boyard
Self
1990 Stars 90
self
1998 Vivement dimanche
Self
2004 Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
Self
2008 N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
Self
2012 La Parenthèse inattendue
Self
2016 Le Meilleur Pâtissier : Célébrités
Self
2016 Amanda
Self
2018 Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
Self - Candidate (archive footage)
2019 Les 30 meilleurs tubes des années 80
2019 The Masked Singer France
Arbre
2020 Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
Self

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