Académie Charles Cros

Academy Charles Cros (French Académie Charles -Cros ) is an organization in Paris, which acts as an intermediary between the French government and culture industry. It is the French equivalent of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards annually awards ..

History

The Academy consists of fifty members from music critics, music industry and culture. It was founded in 1947 by Roger Vincent, Armand Panigel, José Bruyr, Antoine Golea, Franck Ténot, Pierre Brive and Marc Pincherle. The name of the academy was named in honor of the poet and inventor Charles Cros, a friend of Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine. Since 1948, the organization annually awards the Grand Prix du Disque for outstanding achievements in music.