Gérard La Viny
Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny (17 April 1933 – 6 October 2009), known professionally as Gérard La Viny, was a French singer-songwriter and musician.
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Gérard La Viny
- Born
- 17 April 1933
- Birthplace
- Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
- Died
- 6 October 2009
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- musician, singer-songwriter
- Full name
- Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny.
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
- Known for
- Sans chemise and sans pantalon
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 17 April 1933 • Birthplace — Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France • Died — 6 October 2009 • Place of death — Paris, France • Instruments — * guitar • voice • violin • banjo • Occupation — musician, singer-songwriter
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Gérard La Viny appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a singer and composer (1933 – 6 October 2009). Gérard La Viny was born in 1933.
Biography
Biography
Gérard La Viny was born Gérard Marie Anicet Labiny in Basse-Terre, a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. He lost his father Roger Emile Labiny in June 1962, in the Air France Flight 117 crash. La Viny died in 2009 in Paris and rests at the Montmartre Cemetery.
Documentary record
Gérard La Viny died on 6 October 2009.
Songs
Songs
One of La Viny's songs, entitled Albert Bernard Bongo, c'est le président qu’il nous faut, is sung during Gabon's presidential elections. In 1960, he released a record containing, in French, four songs from the film Black Orpheus. Following the death of his father, in 1962, he recorded a biguine Volé Boeing-la in tribute to the victims of the crash.
Distinctions
Distinctions
• Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2004)
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Basse-Terre.
Birth place
10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Gérard Laviny. Musicianbio. August 2, 2023.
- 2.Gérard La Viny. Musicstack.
- 3.LABINY Gerard Marie Anicet. Fichier des personnes décédées.
- 4.Volé Volé Volé Boeing La ! Tombé Tombé Tombé Boeing La !. Guadeloupe Attitudes Wordpress. June 21, 2012.
- 5.Les obsèques musicales de Gérard La Viny !. Martinique France Antilles. October 14, 2009.
- 6.Albert-Bernard Bongo – C'est Le Président Qu'il Nous Faut.
- 7.Eli Berman. Independent Africa: Sounds of Hope and Frustration. Afropop. August 11, 2017.
- 8.4 Chansons Du Film "Orfeu Negro".
- 9.Jazz Hot. Alain Jean-Marie : Begin the Biguine.
- 10.Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004. Ministère de la Culture. 12 April 2010.
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