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Georges Aber

Born
July 17, 1930
Died
March 16, 2012
Age
81 years
Nationality
France

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Georges Aber was a notable figure from France. Born in 1930, Aber died in 2012 at the age of 81.

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Georges Poubennec (17 July 1930 – 16 March 2012), better known under the name Georges Aber, was a French singer-songwriter.

Poubennec was born in Brest. During the 1960s, he adapted the lyrics of many popular songs from English into French. He died in Plougastel, aged 81.

Selected discography

As singer

  • "Mes frères" / "Mon cœur bat" / "Rue de la solitude" / "Plus grand" – EP, 1959, Véga V 45 P 1994
  • "Qu'il fait bon vivre" / "Oh oh, Madeleine!" / "J’ai rêvé" / "Je sais"- EP, 1959, Véga V 45 P 2019
  • "Monsieur Seguin" / "Jericho" / "Pourquoi (Ya ya)" / "Comme un tigre (Tiger)" – EP, 1960, Véga V 45 P 2068
  • "Je ris quand j’ai le blues" / "Des ya ya, des yé yé" / "Bravo au héros!" / "Quelquefois j’ai…" – EP, 1963, Polydor 27016

As songwriter or adapter

  • For Johnny Hallyday : over fifty songs in all including: "Madison Twist" (1962; also covered by Sylvie Vartan), "Les Coups", French adaptation of "Uptight (Everything's Alright) (1966), "Noir c'est noir" (1966), "Amour d'été" (1967), "San Francisco" (1967), "Aussi dur que du bois" (1967), "À tout casser" (1968), "Mal" (1968), "Tant pis, c'est la vie" (1977), "Rien à personne" (1984).
  • For Sylvie Vartan : "Panne d'essence" (1961), "Le Loco-motion" (1962), "ll revient" (1963), "Dum di la" (1964), "Sha La La" (1964), "Mister John B." (1966), "Irrésistiblement" (1968), "Bye bye love" (also performed by Danny Boy), "Un p'tit je ne sais quoi" (also recorded by Les Chats sauvages), "Chance", "Moi, je pense encore à toi" (also performed by Claude François), "Quand le film est triste", "Oui c'est lui", "Moi (je ne suis plus rien)"
  • For Petula Clark : "Cœur blessé" (1962), "Mon bonheur danse" (1963), "Entre nous, il est fou" (1963), "Prends garde à toi" (1964), "Dans le temps" (1964), "Viens avec moi" (1965), "Mon amour" (1966), "Tout le monde veut aller au ciel mais personne ne veut mourir" (1966), "Va toujours plus loin", "Ya Ya Twist", "Partir, il nous faut", "Les gens diront", "Claquez vos doigts"
  • For Frank Alamo : "Le chef de la bande", "Pas de larmes", "Reviens vite et oublie" (also performed by Les Surfs), "Je me bats pour gagner", "Non, ne dis pas adieu"
  • For Richard Anthony : "Le p'tit clown de mon coeur", "Roly Poly", "Fich' le camp Jack", "Belle-maman" (also performed by Frankie Jordan), "Quand tu me diras oui"
  • For Les Chaussettes Noires : "Tu parles trop", "Le Twist", "ll revient", "Peppermint twist"
  • For Danyel Gérard : "Le Marsupilami", "lmprovisez le "Shout"", "Youpi ya Tamouré"
  • For Noël Deschamps : "On joue avec son coeur", "Aujourd'hui tout va vite", "À quoi ça tient", "Souviens-toi que moi je t'aime", "La vie est un combat", "Tu n'es plus dans l'coup", "Cherche encore"

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