Alain Bashung

Biography

Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded in his home country as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s with hit songs such as "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", and later had a string of hit records from the 1990s onward, such as "Osez Joséphine", "Ma petite entreprise" and "La nuit je mens". He has had an influence on many later French artists, and is the most awarded artist in the Victoires de la Musique history with 12 victories obtained throughout his career. Bashung's Play blessures (1982), Osez Joséphine (1991), and Fantaisie militaire (1998) have made multiple French lists of the greatest albums. L'Imprudence (2002) and Bleu pétrole (2008), the last two studio albums released during his lifetime, also garnered acclaim. Bashung died at 61 after a two-year fight with lung cancer. Alain Baschung (he later dropped the "c" from his surname) was the son of a Breton mother working in a rubber factory and an Algerian father, whom he …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014) — Jack l'éventreur (voice)
2. I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2008) — Alain Bashung
3. Le Beauf (1987) — Self
4. Confusion of Genders (2000) — Etienne
5. My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters (1999) — Guy
6. Car Cemetery (1983) — Emanou
7. Felix and Lola (2001) — le chanteur
8. Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982) — Bo Craddock
9. I Want It All (1999) — Marc
10. La bande du drugstore (2002) — Le prof de philo
11. Nulle part ailleurs (1987) — Self
12. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
13. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
14. The Curious Boy (2004) — The police inspector
15. Les Nuls, l'émission (1990) — Self - Musical Guest
16. A Shadow of a Doubt (1993) — Father
17. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
18. Nothing But Lies (1991) — Adrien
19. Alain Bashung : Confessions publiques (1995) — Himself
20. My Chinese Sister (1994) — Robert Chantegris
21. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
22. Bashung, Alain - La tournée des grands espaces (2003) — Self
23. Numéro un (1975) — Self
24. Bashung à l'Olympia (2009)
25. L'origine du monde (2001) — Richard
26. Retour à la vie (1999) — Yann
27. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
28. Discorama (1959) — Self
29. Les Enfants de la Pop 80's (2012) — Self (archive footage)
30. Du Baptême à Je dis -M- (2001) — Self
31. Cadet Rousselle (1971) — Self
32. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self

Directed

1. Bashung, Alain - La tournée des grands espaces (2003) — Director