Charlélie Couture

Charlélie Couture born Bertrand Charles Elie Couture 26 February 1956 is a French American musician and multidisciplinary artist who has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks and has held a number of exhibitions of paintings and photographs He has also worked as a poster designer and has published about 15 books of reflections drawings and photographs He was born in Nancy and graduated from lÉcole nationale supérieure des BeauxArts He released his first album 12 Chansons dans la Sciure 12 Songs in the Sawdust in 1978 followed by Le Pêcheur The Fisherman in 1979 and Pochette surprise Lucky Dip in 1981 He was then signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records becoming the first French artist on the label He recorded the album Poèmes Rock in New York and also contributed a track to the album A Christmas Record issued by ZE Records an affiliate of the Island label He had a hit single in France with the track Comme un Avion Sans Aile Also in 1981 he founded in Nancy the Local à Louer group of photographers painters poets and stated in his Art Rock manifesto that Art must make the junction between the functionalism of industrial society and the aspirations of pop culture He also launched an art journal Le Télégramme In 1983 he wrote his first complete film soundtrack for the movie Tchao Pantin So Long Stooge for which he was nominated for a César Award He held his first exhibition of drawings and watercolours in Paris in 1985 and continued to record and tour In 199091 he visited Australia recording two albums there Melbourne Aussie and Victoria Spirit Later in the 1990s his recordings were less successful and he concentrated more on photography drawings and paintings In 1997 he recorded a bluesinfluenced album Casque Nu Naked Helmet in Chicago In 1998 he was awarded the title of Officier du Mérite National He worked extensively preparing posters and publicity for tennis tournaments including the posters for the 2002 Davis Cup Final between France and Russia In 2004 he settled for several years in New York from where he released two albums Double Vue 2004 and New YorCœur 2006 In April 2020 he announced that he had tested positive for COVID19 Source Article Charlélie Couture de Wikipédia en français soumis à la licence CCBYSA 30