Alain Barrière

Alain Barrière ( born November 18, 1935 in La Trinité- sur -Mer, Brittany, actually: Alain Bellec ) is a French singer and composer.

Life

In order to do his parents, who live by fishing a favor, he studied at the Academy Les Arts et Métiers and graduated with a engineering degree from. In addition to his job, he wrote his own songs and won in 1961 with Cathy first prize in a competition. He decided on show business, wrote more songs that were huge successes in France.

In 1963 he took part with the title Elle était si jolie at the Grand Prix Euro Vision Song Contest, finishing in fifth place. Then he wrote hits such as Ma vie, Emporte -moi and countless more. In 1975 he made ​​his international, Europe-wide breakthrough with the hit Tu t'en vas ( duet with Noëlle Cordier ).

Besides his career he acquired a property in Carnac, on which he was restored an old castle (Le Stirwen ) as a disco / restaurant. Ill-advised, he got with this project, among others, the Treasury anger and left in 1977 with his family for four years France and went to the United States.

After his return he published new songs and albums, such as La mer est là, but could not quite take hold. He left France a second time, this time for a long time and went to Quebec. The early 1990s, back in France, he published in 1997 his last studio album to date Barrière '97 along with a best-of collection on CD.

In 2003, he took leave of the scene, but was found in 2005 with concerts, a new best-of CD, and his autobiography, Ma Vie, which includes a CD with four new titles, and their first DVD again and could at least in France and Canada build on its former success. In April 2007, Barrière was the first time in many years two highly acclaimed concerts at the Paris Olympia. At the same time, he was recognized in the French television news has a callable on the internet short report. However, the boycott of many French radio stations against Barrière still seems to stop, and his records are in many French stores not available. Nevertheless, seems to have re-established Barrière something on the domestic market, but also his critics seem to be beginning to realize that he is a legend of melodic French chansons.

On September 16, 2011 Barrière celebrates his final farewell to the stage. The Palais des congrès de Paris, the last concert will take place entitled " Le dernier rendez -vous ".