Roméo Carlès (CHANSONNIERS / COMÉDIENS)
13 Quai de l’Oise, 75019 Paris, France

Algerian comedian Roméo Carlès was one of the great chansonniers on the Parisian scene, proving that you didn’t need to be a Montmartrois to rise to the top. He started at a young age, touring France with his father, an artisan blacksmith who reinvented himself as a tenor. Young Carlès would make his debut as an 8 years old on the stage of the Trianon-Lyrique, the famous venue in Paris’ 18th arrondissement. He dreamt of becoming a painter but the lure of capital’s cabarets was too strong. He would go on to be a regular performer on the stages of the Coucou, Dix Heures, Caveau de la Republic, Lune Rousse, and the Chat Noir, where he first appeared in 1920. He was a popular radio star and appeared in a number of films during a 30 year cinema career (1933-1964). He wrote and published his jokes in the comic books Blagues and Franc-Rire during the 1950s and 60s.

Find out where Roméo Carlès lived on Walk 41 – Crimée