Pierre Meige

Born on April 23, 1956, author, composer and performer Pierre Meige learnt to play the piano at the age of four and followed a classical musical education, before turning to jazz and rock. Singer with the short-lived Bloodsuckers alongside Jacno and Rikki Darling (ex-Au Bonheur des Dames), he also played piano in the bars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. In 1978, he released his first self-produced single, "Comme un animal". Noticed by the RCA label, with whom he signed in 1980, Pierre Meige recorded the album Toute la Nuit (1981) with his group Connection, comprising Éric Serra (guitar), Gérard Pisani (saxophone), Martine Kaufmann (bass) and his lyricist Yann Molin, on which he played all the keyboards. In 1983, Les Années Futures followed in a pop-rock vein, featuring guest contributions from Manu Katché and Buzy, who sings a duet on "Les Courants d'air". After appearing at the Printemps de Bourges festival in 1984, the Théâtre de la Ville and the Francofolies de La Rochelle the following year, Pierre Meige enjoyed radio success with the song "Chanteur français (pas fait exprès!)", which heralded the six-track mini-album Plus Star Que Jamais (1986) in 1985. In 1988, the album Strip au Coeur was released on the EPM label, followed by appearances at the Bataclan (Paris) for this one, and the following one, Le Parisianiste (1991), with its retro-song feel. After Les Héros du Périph' (1994), with its varied style, Pierre Meige took part in writing the theme for the TV film Novacek (1996). In addition to his work as a music therapist, he devotes much of his time to literature, publishing thrillers, novels, collections of poetry, essays and books for young people. In 2012, he published the album L'Âme de Paris.

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