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Léo Ferré
(Aug. 24, 1916 - July 14, 1993)
Léo Ferré was a poet and a musician. Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed lyricism with slang, love with anarchy. He took a central place in the French song world and is a reference in this domain. He was involved in anarchism and helped Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free radio emitting in Paris and around. With Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel, he is a great composer and writer of French songs.
Léo Ferré was a poet and a musician. Born in Monaco, Ferré mixed lyricism with slang, love with anarchy. He took a central place in the French song world and is a reference in this domain. He was involved in anarchism and helped Radio Libertaire, an anarchist free radio emitting in Paris and around. With Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel, he is a great composer and writer of French songs.
