Bruno Coquatrix

Bruno Coquatrix 5 August 1910 Ronchin Nord 1 April 1979 was a French music producer the owner and manager of the Olympia Hall in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979 Coquatrix was first known as a song and music writer He wrote over 300 songs including Mon ange 1940 Dans un coin de mon pays 1940 Clopinclopant 1947 Cheveux dans le vent 1949 as well as some operettas He was also an impresario representing Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer among others He managed the variety theatre Bobino before he took over the Olympia Hall Europes biggest music hall in 1954 In 1956 during a tomorrows number 1 audition at the Olympia Coquatrix Lucien Morrisse and Eddie Barclay discovered the unknown cabaret singer Dalida He then staged all the eras celebrities including Georges Brassens Jacques Brel Gilbert Bécaud Ewa Demarczyk Johnny Hallyday Violetta Villas Édith Piaf Annie Cordy Charles Aznavour Mireille Mathieu Yves Montand Bruno Coquatrix cofounded a records company the Disques Versailles Bruno Coquatrix was the director of the casino of Cabourg Calvados in the 1950s and the mayor of Cabourg from 1971 until his death in 1979 His mandate as Mayor of Cabourg was focused on the development of tourism and real estate and the growth of Cabourgs sister cities 11 during his mandate Coquatrix was married to Paulette Coquatrix He was the best man of Henri Betti in 1949 and André Hornez in 1963 who were the authors of Cest si bon Coquatrix was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery division 96 In November 2010 the newlynamed street Rue Bruno Coquatrix was inaugurated in Paris next to the Olympia Hall In Calbourg where he was Mayor the downtown square Place Bruno Coquatrix was named after him and a Bruno Coquatrix Stèle stands in the middle of the square Source Article Bruno Coquatrix from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30