Monsieur pointu gilbert becaud biography
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Gilbert Sigrist
Gilbert Sigrist, né le à Belfort et mort le [1],[2] à Montbéliard, est un pianiste et chef d'orchestrefrançais.
Il a notamment accompagné Gilbert Bécaud, Charles Aznavour et Barbara.
Biographie
[modifier | modifier le code]Gilbert Sigrist a mené sa vie d’enfant dans le quartier de la Pépinière à Belfort, entre l’épicerie-café de sa maman, Aline Kreuter, et la maison familiale de la rue Foltz où vivait aussi son père, André Sigrist, son frère et sa sœur. Gilbert avait 5 ans lorsqu’il a commencé le piano. Il a ensuite mené sa scolarité à l’Institution Sainte-Marie de Belfort. Après un cours passage au séminaire à Besançon, il se tourne résolument vers des études de piano au conservatoire de cette même ville, obtenant le premier prix.
Dans les années 1960, il alterne les activités de compositions musicales pour les documentaires. Il reçoit notamment le prix du Léopard d'or pour la musique du film publicitaire industriel de la Peugeot 404. Il s'adonne aussi à la régie et poursuit accompagne la chanteuse Rika Zaraï. Il s’ensuivra une belle rencontre, celle de Barbara, dont il fut le premier pianiste. Il enregistre avec elle le morceau "Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?" et participe notamment son album "Madame" en 1970.
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Monsieur Pointu
Violinist from Quebec
Paul Cormier (10 May 1922 – 7 June 2006) was a violinist from Quebec, Canada, known by his stage name Monsieur Pointu.[1]
Early life
[edit]Cormier was born in Les Escoumins, North Shore, Quebec, into a family of traveling musicians.[2] He began learning to play the fiddle at the age of nine.[3] He served in the military during World War II.[4]
Career
[edit]As a young man, Cormier played violin on CBJ radio in Chicoutimi, and later in dance clubs and hotels in Montreal.[2] He performed with musicians Willie Lamothe, Marcel Martel, Roger Miron, and Paul Brunelle,[4][5] and also as an opening solo act at concerts. In the 1970s he toured in Europe and Africa with singer Gilbert Bécaud, taking on the stage name Monsieur Pointu,[6][7] and also hosted a television folk music series on Télé-Métropole.[2]
Cormier played the sound track for an animated film about his music, Monsieur Pointu, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1976.[8][3][9] In 1977 he performed at the Fete Nationale in Montreal's Olympic Stadium to a crowd of 40,000.[10]
Cormier died June 6, 2006, in Blainville, Quebe