Marc et André
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In 1947, Marc Chevalier and André Schlesser decided to join forces as a duo, forming Marc et André en chansons. Having met on tour for Maurice Jacquemont's play Les gueux au Paradis (1945), they shared an interest in cabaret, and moved to Paris to make a name for themselves on stage. With numerous performances in Montmartre, they toured the Parisian cabarets of the day, including Pom, Lapin Agile, Assassins and Méphisto. In 1951, the acquaintance of Brigitte Sabouraud and Léo Noël gave birth to Cabaret L'Ãcluse on the banks of the Seine, where Marc and André played alongside future French chanson stars such as Léo Ferré. The pair became influential on the French music scene, performing classics by Félix Leclerc, Jean Ferrat, Georges Brassens and Aristide Bruant. They went on to perform internationally, notably in the United States, and began recording singles in 1955: Leurs chansons à l'Ãcluse in four volumes (1955-1956), L'Ãle Saint-Louis (1958) and Trois petites notes de musique (1961). This production won them the Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles-Cros in 1956, and they went on to collaborate with Jean Vilar. After another Académie Charles-Cros award in 1963, L'Ãcluse closed in 1974, prompting Marc and André to stop singing. Albums such as Chansons de Théâtre (1987) retrace the career of a major French chanson duo from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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- J'Ai Du Bon Tabac featuring Marc et André
- Il Y A Des Roses Blanches
- Mon Père A 600 Moutons
- Polichinelle featuring Marc et André
- Mon Père M'A Donné Un Etang featuring Marc et André
- Promenons Nous Dans Les Bois featuring Marc et André
- Le Bon Fromage Au Lait
- L'Ecole Des Poissons
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- L'Apprenti Pastoureau
- Dansons La Capucine featuring Marc et André
- Les Noces Du Papillon
- Le Petit Bossu featuring Marc et André
- Alouette featuring Marc et André
- Il Pleut Bergère featuring Marc et André
- Les Rois Mages
- Au Jardin De Mon Père featuring Marc et André
- Nuit Etoilée
- Petit Papa featuring Marc et André
- Ah Mon Beau Château featuring Marc et André
- Nous N'Irons Plus Au Bois featuring Marc et André
- La Mère Michel featuring Marc et André
- Plantons La Vigne
- Il Etait Une Bergère featuring Marc et André
