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Charlélie Couture

Charlélie Couture (born Bertrand Charles Elie Couture, 26 February 1956) is a French & American musician and multi-disciplinary artist, who has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks, and has held a number of exhibitions of paintings and photographs. He has also worked as a poster designer, and has published about 15 books of reflections, drawings and photographs. He was born in Nancy, and graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He released his first album, 12 Chansons dans la Sciure ("12 Songs in the Sawdust") in 1978, followed by Le Pêcheur ("The Fisherman") in 1979 and Pochette surprise ("Lucky Dip") in 1981. He was then signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records, becoming the first French artist on the label. He recorded the album Poèmes Rock in New York, and also contributed a track to the album A Christmas Record issued by ZE Records, an affiliate of the Island label. He had a hit single in France with the track Comme un Avion Sans Aile. Also in 1981, he founded, in Nancy, the Local à Louer group of photographers, painters, poets, and stated in his "Art Rock manifesto" that "Art must make the junction between the functionalism of industrial society and the aspirations of pop culture". He also launched an art journal, Le Télégramme. In 1983, he wrote his first complete film soundtrack, for the movie Tchao Pantin ("So Long, Stooge"), for which he was nominated for a César Award. He held his first exhibition of drawings and watercolours in Paris in 1985, and continued to record and tour. In 1990–91 he visited Australia, recording two albums there, Melbourne Aussie and Victoria Spirit. Later in the 1990s, his recordings were less successful and he concentrated more on photography, drawings and paintings. In 1997 he recorded a blues-influenced album, Casque Nu ("Naked Helmet"), in Chicago. In 1998, he was awarded the title of Officier du Mérite National. He worked extensively preparing posters and publicity for tennis tournaments, including the posters for the 2002 Davis Cup Final between France and Russia. In 2004, he settled for several years in New York, from where he released two albums, Double Vue (2004) and New Yor-Cœur (2006). In April 2020 he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Source: Article "Charlélie Couture" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Feb 26, 1956 In Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the series Champs-Elysées 1982-01-16
Latest Project:
Series Il était une fois Champs-Élysées 2022-12-21
Known For
Poster of Charlélie  Fort Rêveur On Tour
Poster of Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté
Poster of Christmas at Bunny's
Poster of Follow My Gaze
Filmography
Series Un dimanche à la campagne Self 2022-10-23
Series Il était une fois Champs-Élysées Self (archive footage) 2022-12-21
Series Capitaine Marleau Rufus Cordelier 2015-09-15
Movie Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté Artist 2011-07-30
Movie Charlélie Fort Rêveur On Tour Artiste 2011-07-30
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Movie Christmas at Bunny's Un Sapin pour Deux segment 1997-12-24
Series Les Nuls, l'émission Self - Musical Guest 1990-10-13
Movie The Moderns L'Evidence 1988-04-15
Series Nulle part ailleurs Self 1987-08-31
Movie Follow My Gaze Le Christ 1986-04-23
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16