Marc Ogeret (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
16 Rue Pétion, 75011 Paris, France

Born in Paris, French singer Marc Ogeret is best known for his powerful interpretations of political and poetic chanson. In the 1950s he started performing in cabarets, such as Chez Bernadette, Chez Agnès Capri, and La Colombe, on the Île de la Cité. He received the prix de Académie Charles-Cros in 1962, and the prix de l’Académie de la chanson in 1963 and 1964. Throughout his career Ogeret has been closely associated with the poetry of Louis Aragon, Jean Ferrat, and especially Aristide Bruant. He was an activist in the French Union of Performing Artists (SFA), and a regular on the music programs of Radio Libertaire, the radio station of the Anarchist Federation.