Birth name Ronald Mehu Role Singer Name Ronnie Bird | Years active since 1964 Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Genres Rock music | |
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Born 24 April 1946
Boulogne-Billancourt, France ( 1946-04-24 ) Albums En public, One World, Twistin' the Rock, Volume 7, Ronnie Bird, Salut Les Copains, Elle m'attend ! Record labels Decca Records, Mercury Records, Phonogram Records Similar People Lucky Blondo, Danyel Gerard, Annie Philippe, Patricia Carli, Eddy Mitchell | ||
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Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu (born 24 April 1946 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine), is a French singer.
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As a student, he attended Lycée Claude Bernard until he had an argument with a teacher. He debuted his recording career in 1964 with Decca, with the title track Adieu à un ami, which was a homage to Buddy Holly. Despite his evident ability and the apparent success of songs like Elle m'attend, Où va-t-elle ?, he ended his artistic career after 5 years.
He is also noted for participating in the French production of the musical Hair between 1968 and 1972 . Moreover, he wrote the lyrics of the song, Precious Things, sung by Dee Dee Bridgewater, in a duet with Ray Charles, which saw success in 1989.
The song Le Pivert (the woodpecker) was prohibited from being played on Radio-France because of, according to an internal memo, its "vulgar attack on good taste". The memo was published in Charlie Hebdo.