Georges Chelon
Georges Chelon, born in Marseille in 1943, is one of the discreet artisans of
French chanson, whose career has been marked by success and recognition from his
peers. The author of "Père prodigue " (1965), "Morte saison" (1966) and "Sampa "
(1968) has built up a repertoire of lyrics that are not widely performed, but
are imbued with poetry and realism. Still active, he adapted Baudelaire's Les
Fleurs du mal into song in three volumes (2004-2008), and continued to record
the albums C'est Passé Vite (2011), Chansons Libertines (2012) and Chelon Chante
Brassens (2013). In 2014, he ga...
