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20th century French singer and songwriter
Gérard La Viny
Born17 April 1933
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Died6 October 2009
Paris, France
Occupation(s)musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • guitar
  • voice
  • violin
  • banjo
Musical artist

Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny (17 April 1933 – 6 October 2009), known professionally as Gérard La Viny, was a French singer-songwriter and musician.

Biography

Gérard La Viny was born Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny in Basse-Terre, a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.

He lost his father Roger Emile Labiny in June 1962, in the Air France Flight 117 crash.

La Viny died in 2009 in Paris and rests at the Montmartre Cemetery.

Songs

One of La Viny's songs, entitled Albert Bernard Bongo, c'est le président qu’il nous faut, is sung during Gabon's presidential elections.

In 1960, he released a record containing, in French, four songs from the film Black Orpheus.

Following the death of his father, in 1962, he recorded a biguine Volé Boeing-la in tribute to the victims of the crash.

Distinctions

References

  1. "Gérard Laviny". Musicianbio. August 2, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. "Gérard La Viny". Musicstack. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. "LABINY Gerard Marie Anicet". Fichier des personnes décédées (in French). Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. "Volé Volé Volé Boeing La ! Tombé Tombé Tombé Boeing La !". Guadeloupe Attitudes Wordpress (in French). June 21, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. "Les obsèques musicales de Gérard La Viny !". Martinique France Antilles (in French). October 14, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. Albert-Bernard Bongo – C'est Le Président Qu'il Nous Faut at Discogs
  7. Eli Berman (August 11, 2017). "Independent Africa: Sounds of Hope and Frustration". Afropop. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. 4 Chansons Du Film "Orfeu Negro" at Discogs
  9. "Alain Jean-Marie : Begin the Biguine" (in French). Jazz Hot. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004". Ministère de la Culture (in French). 12 April 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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