Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter (born 1913)

Charles Trenet

French singer-songwriter (1913–2001)

Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs include "Boum!" (1938), "La Mer" (1946) and "Nationale 7" (1955). Trenet is…