One of France's best loved singer-songwriters, Charles Trenet's heyday was the
immediate pre-war and post-war period. Somewhat controversially he maintained
his performing career during France's occupation by providing entertainment for
German troops at the Folies Bergère and the Gaîté Parisienne, two of Paris'
premier nightspots. A subsequent post-war enquiry following the liberation of
France reprimanded Trent but fell short of punishing him for collaboration.
After the war Trenet moved to America where his career blossomed and he even had
a brief flirtation with Hollywood. ...