30 years since the death of Michel Berger: the artist who guided French variety

Marie Gicquel, edited by Laura Laplaud 07:52, August 02, 2022

On August 2, 1992, in Ramatuelle in the Var, Michel Berger succumbed to a heart attack after a game of tennis.

A tragic fact since the singer is only 44 years old and had just released an album of duets with France Gall.

Michel Berger was young, but he was able to reign over French music for decades.

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The Berger star has guided the French variety for nearly 30 years.

First by his teenage voice, he was only 17 when he recorded his first 45 rpm.

Then by that of Véronique Sanson, a few years later.

Together they create the album

but Sanson escapes him, leaving him heartbroken.

Later, he will record a cult song with Françoise Hardy,

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France Gall, his muse

Make way for France Gall, his muse, and this symbolic title that will launch the duo and the couple:

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Another demonstration of the genius of Michel Berger, the musical

, carried by Daniel Balavoine which will have marked the time and will be revived next autumn by the son of Michel Berger, Raphael Hamburger. 

It was not until the 1980s and the

album that Michel Berger shone with his voice alone, chaining ballads that have become classics,

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Last outstanding title,

, dedicated to his two missing friends, Coluche and Balavoine.

30 years later, Michel Berger still attracts hundreds of thousands of listeners each month on on-demand music platforms.