Genres Rock music Role Singer-songwriter | Name Gerard Manset Website manset.fr Record label Capitol Records | |
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Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, painter, photographer, writer Albums La Mort d\'Orion, Manitoba ne repond plus, Matrice Similar People Raphael Haroche, Alain Bashung, William Sheller, Mark Lanegan, Axel Bauer | ||
Royaume de Siam - Gérard Manset - Ukulele Glyph
Gérard Manset (also known as Manset; born 21 August 1945 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer. He is best known for his musical work. Since 1972, the covers of his albums state his name as simply "Manset".
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Manset spent his childhood in the suburbs of Paris (Saint-Cloud) and then in the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris. He failed his baccalauréat due to the degree of a failing grade in French.
In 1964, Manset was the recipient of the Concours général, and enrolled in the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. The Salon d'Automne welcomed Manset in its engraving section in 1966. Manset's work was also shown at the Paris Salon. At the same time Manset approached various French advertising agencies with his drawings, without success, however.
Manset began to play guitar, but was also interested in the drums. He borrowed his sister's piano book, and began learning to play it as well.
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Il voyage en solitaireIl voyage en solitaire · 1988
Animal on est malUn oiseau s'est posé · 2014
Comme un guerrierComme un guerrier · 1982