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Michel Berger (28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992), born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday. He died of a heart attack at the age of 44. ==Biography== Berger was born as Michel Jean Hamburger on 28 November 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of the famous doctor Jean Hamburger and concert pianist Annette Haas. Berger first became known to the French public in the 1960s as singer of hit song ''Salut les copains'', after which he became record producer and songwriter for EMI and where he wrote amongst others ''Les Girafes'' for Bourvil in 1967. In the early 1970s, he moved to Warner Music where he produced the early albums of Véronique Sanson, and ''Allah'' once again in 1989. In 1973, he was responsible for producing the album ''Message personnel'', the title track of which relaunched Françoise Hardy's career. He also produced the single ''Je suis moi'' for Hardy. Berger started writing for France Gall in 1974, produced all her albums from 1975 on, and married her on 22 June 1976. In 1978, he composed the musical: ''Starmania'', with lyrics by Luc Plamondon. The musical starred France Gall, Claude Dubois, Daniel Balavoine, Diane Dufresne, Nanette Workman, Éric Estève and Fabienne Thibeault. It was a big success in France in the 1980s and 1990s. An English version, entitled ''Tycoon'', was released in 1991 with lyrics by Tim Rice, but it did not achieve the success the original version had in France. Unfortunately, the two musicals Berger worked on immediately after ''Starmania'' did not fare well. In 1980, Berger partnered with producer Jérôme Savary and lyricist Luc Plamondon to produce the musical ''La Légende de Jimmy'', inspired by the life of James Dean. However, this bombed. Berger's next musical project, ''Dreams in Stone'', was conceived as an American musical, co-arranged with Michel Bernholc, and recorded in the United States, with lead vocals by singers Rosanne Cash, Bill Champlin, Lynn Carey, Jennifer Warnes, and Bill Withers among others. Though the show itself never saw the light of day, the album was nevertheless released in 1982. The album was a complete flop, and is not generally known outside of a few fansites. In 1985, Berger produced Johnny Hallyday's album ''Rock 'n' Roll Attitude'', as well as the show for his related tour. In 1987, Berger produced France Gall's album ''Babacar'', as well as the show for her related tour. Opening at Le Zénith, and then continuing throughout Europe, the successful show gave rise to France Gall's live album ''Le Tour de France '88''. Berger also scored several film projects over the years, which included ''Mektoub'', a 1970 film by Algerian Director Ali Ghalem, Robert Benayoun's ''Sérieux comme le plaisir'' in 1975, Jean-Paul Rappeneau's ''Tout feu, tout flamme'' in 1982 and ''Rive droite, rive gauche'' the 1984 film by Philippe Labro. He is also known for his Orangina advertisement jingle. Berger was one of a handful of French artists who participated readily and actively in humanitarian acts: in 1985, he worked exclusively for ''Action Écoles'' alongside France Gall, Richard Berry and Daniel Balavoine, then later for Ethiopia with Renaud (''Chanteurs Sans Frontières'') and for Les Restos du cœur with comedian Coluche. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michel Berger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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