Gérard Pierron was born on October 14, 1945 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres (79). In the 1970s, on the banks of the Seine, Pierron came across a collection of poems by Gaston Couté in a bookshop. His reading was a revelation, and he decided to set these texts to music, producing his first two albums: La Chanson D'un Gâs Qu'a Mal Tourné (1977) and Gérard Pierron chant Gaston Couté (1979). While the latter won the Prix de l'Académie Charles-Cros, these two albums launched Gérard Pierron into music and defined his style: literary and poetic, accompanied by a few instruments (guitar, accordion...) and his voice. He produced numerous albums, often linked to themes or writers as varied as Louis Brauquier, Léo Ferré, Charles Trenet and Raymond Queneau. While his musical career was still going strong, Pierron released his twelfth album, Gaston Couté - En Revenant Du Bal, in 1997 on the famous Saravah label headed by Pierre Barouh. Well established at the heart of French chanson, Gérard Pierron has built up a substantial discography over the years, including Chante Vigne, Chante Vin (2000) and Le Discours Du Traîneux (2007).