Len Escuero ( French: Leny Escudero , née Joaquim Leni Escudero, Spanish Joaquím Leni Escudero ; November 5, 1932 , Espinal , Autonomous Community of Navarre , Spain [1] [2] - October 9, 2015 [3] , Giverny , Air Department, France ) - French singer, composer and songwriter. He was especially popular in the 1960-1970s.
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 1964 Leni Escudero drawing by Michel Bourdais . | |
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| Birth name | Joaquim Leni Escudero Spanish Joaquím Leni Escudero |
| Date of Birth | November 5, 1932 |
| Place of Birth | Espinal , Spain |
| Date of death | October 9, 2015 (82 years old) |
| Place of death | Giverny , Giverny |
| A country |  France |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 1959-2007 |
Biography
Born in the very north of Spain in a family of gypsies. In 1939, parents fleeing the civil war fleeing to France. First, they settle in the Mayenne department , and after some time they move to the Paris suburb of Belleville . In his younger years he was interrupted by casual earnings: he was engaged in earthworks, got a job as a tiler [1] [4] .
Since 1957, Leni has been trying on the stage. In 1962, the first disc with the straightforward title Leny Escudero was released , two songs from which immediately became hits: Ballade à Sylvie and Pour une amourette . The second disc À Malypense is coming out next year. At the peak of fame in 1965 [1] he suddenly drops everything and sets off on a journey around the world. Spends considerable time in Africa , in the Benin hinterland builds a school at his own expense [4] . Returning to France, as if nothing had happened, continues his musical activity - a long absence does not affect his popularity in any way. In the 1960s and 1970s, several more successful new discs were released. In the 1980s and 1990s, Leni Escudero also manages to collect full halls, performing his classic hits [1] .
By conviction, he was always a rebel and a convinced communist who did not accept the laws of show business [2] , repeatedly performed songs of political content - in particular, about the dead participants in the Paris demonstration against the Algerian war in February 1962 [4] . In the 2007 presidential election, he actively supported the candidate of the Socialist Party, Segolen Royal [3] . Starred in several films. He wrote two books and two autobiographies: one of them, entitled My life has not yet begun ( Fr. Ma vie n'a pas commencé ), was published in 2013, the second - Beginning, continuation, end ( Fr. Le début, la suite , la fin ) - after the death of the author [4] .
He died at the age of 82 from acute pulmonary failure [4] . French Minister of Culture Fleur Pelren addressed the singer’s family with words of condolences [2] .
Discography
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Armelle Heliot. Le chanteur Leny Escudero est mort à 82 ans (French) . Le Figaro (9 octobre 2015). Date of treatment February 18, 2016. Archived January 27, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Leny Escudero, chanteur "poète troubadour", est mort à 82 ans (French) . L'Express (9 octobre 2015). Date of treatment February 18, 2016. Archived January 13, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Mort de Leny Escudero, l'homme qui chantait "Pour une amourette" (Fr.) . Le Monde (9 octobre 2015). Date of treatment February 18, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Marianne Lesdos. 6 choses à savoir sur Leny Escudero (Fr.) . Gala. Date of treatment February 18, 2016. Archived March 13, 2016.