Gilbert Montagné

In 2009, he participated in the television show Rendez-vous en terre inconnue in Zanskar. He was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1982, an Officer in the National Order of Merit in 2011 and an Officer in the Order of the Legion of Honour in 2020. Montagné was active in politics within the Union for a Popular Movement under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. In the 2010 regional election, he ran as a candidate in Allier. Montagné is also noted for his activism for blind people. From ages 10 to 16, he was a student at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute of Blind Youth) in Paris. In 2022, Saint-Léon, the village his father was originally from and Montagné visited as a child, named a square after him.

Gilbert Montagné studied at Lycée Voltaire. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are chanson, variety, pop music and soul. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

• Name — Gilbert Montagné • Born — 28 December 1951 • Origin — 20th arrondissement of Paris, France • Instrument — Piano • Genre — Variétés, dance-pop, disco, blues • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, pianist • Years Active — 1969–present • Label — Columbia, Carrere • Website — http: www.gilbertmontagne.com/

• Gilbert Montagné (1971) • Il faut que ça swing (1976) • Ta vie (1981) • Liberté (1984) • Gilbert Montagné à l'Olympia LIVE (1985) • Quelques notes de musiques (1985) • Vivre en couleurs (1987) • Entre douceur et violence (1989) • En accord magique (1989) • Rien qu'une amitié (1993) • Comme une étoile (1995) • Le meilleur compilation • Mélange de couleurs (1997) • Les plus belles chansons compilation (1997) • Live à l'Olympia (1998) • CD Story compilation (2001) • Anthologie 3-CD box set (2001) • Les indispensables compilation (2001) • Rien sans ton amour (2002) • Versions Originales compilation (2002) • Ses plus belles chansons compilation (2002) • Best of Gilbert Montagné compilation (2002) • Get Ready (2006)

• "Quand on ferme les yeux"/"Le phénomène" (1969) • "The Morning Comes" (1970) • "The Fool"/"Hide Away" (1971) • "Aime-moi"/"Song for Every Time" (1972) • "Baby I Feel so Fine"/"My Lord" (1972) • "Dans mon piano il y a des oiseaux"/"Elle chantait ma vie en musique" (1973) • "M'laisse pas tomber" (1979) • "Believe in Me"/"On the Road" (1979) • "Besoin de vous" (1981) • "On va s'aimer" (1983) • "Just For Tonight" (1984) • "Liberté" (1984) • "Les sunlights des tropiques"/"Près de toi" (1984) • "J'ai le blues de toi"/"Si je l'aime" (1984) • "Au soleil – Robinson Crusoé"/"Un monde entre nous" (1984) • "Je veux tout"/"Sans elle" (1987) • "Perdu dans New-York" (1989) • "Plus fort la vie"/"Open Your Heart (and Take a Chance)" (1990) • "Un vrai Noël" (2001) • "Entendre ton sourire"/"Si tu voulais" (2002)