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Gérard Lenorman

Known for his ballads, singer-songwriter Gérard Lenorman made a name for himself in the 1970s. Born in Bénouville (Calvados) on February 9, 1945 to an unknown father, Gérard Lenormand (his mother's surname) grew up between Paris and Issoire, in the Puy-de-Dôme region. He learned to play music on the church harmonium and wrote his first songs before adolescence, when he joined orchestras and sang at Club Méditerranée. After recording his first EP for the Disc'AZ label, he was introduced in 1968 to Brigitte Bardot, for whom he wrote two songs, including "La Fille de paille", and th...