Guy Béart – born Guy Béheart-Hasson in Cairo, Egypt on July 16, 1930 – was a
French singer and songwriter. With his poetic lyrics, he is considered one of
the greatest purveyors of French song. Béart studied engineering in post-war
France and eventually branched out into songwriting. Armed with only his guitar,
he would perform his songs in Parisian cabarets until he was discovered by
impresario Jacques Canetti, who launched him into the spotlight at the Paris
Olympia in 1959. One of the many highlights of his career was the soundtrack he
composed to the 1958 motion picture L’Eau...