Jean-Pierre Bourtayre

Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Bourtayre in 1962
Born(1942-01-31)31 January 1942
Paris, German-occupied France
Died4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 82)
NationalityFrench
OccupationComposer

Jean-Pierre Bourtayre (31 January 1942 – 4 March 2024) was a French composer.[1] He worked for numerous performers, such as Jacques Dutronc, Michel Sardou, and Claude François.[2]

Biography

Born in Paris on 31 January 1942, Bourtayre was the son of Henri Bourtayre, noted composer for Tino Rossi and Luis Mariano.[3] He began his composing career in the 1960s, notably for the group Les Chats Sauvages, as well as Dick Rivers. In the late 1960s, he collaborated with Erick Saint-Laurent [fr], Vline Buggy [fr], and Hugues Aufray, the last two of whom he composed the song "Adieu monsieur le professeur" for. In 1971, his song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" was performed by Séverine at that year's Eurovision Song Contest, representing Monaco.[4] That year, he became artistic director for Claude François,[5] for whom he wrote the songs "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Magnolias for Ever [fr]", and "Alexandrie Alexandra".[6] In 1974, he wrote the song "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" for Romuald Figuier.

Bourtayre composed numerous theme songs for television series, such as L’Arsène (1971) and Gentleman cambrioleur (1973).[7] In 1978, he composed "La Chanson de Kiki" with lyricist Yves Dessca [fr]. In 1979, he created a musical comedy, 36 Front populaire, alongside songwriter Étienne Roda-Gil and composer Jean-Claude Petit. In 1980, he became a production director for Warner Music Group. In 1983, he joined Jacques Revaux at Tréma. He also served as vice-president of SACEM. In 1998, he became a Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite.

Jean-Pierre Bourtayre died on 4 March 2024, at the age of 82.[8]

Musical comedies

Music for films and series

References

  1. ^ "Mort de Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, compositeur de Claude François, Michel Sardou, Jacques Dutronc..." Le Figaro (in French). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jean-Pierre Bourtayre". Musée Sacem (in French).
  3. ^ Duteurtre, Benoît (18 February 2017). "Compositeur de talent Jean-Pierre Bourtayre fils d'Henri se fait un prénom avec des incontournables de la chanson!". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ Chaix, Benjamin (24 July 2017). "La France craque pour Lupin". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "J'ai bien mangé j'ai bien bu [Musique imprimée] : [à une voix avec chiffrages d'accords] / musique de Jean-Pierre Bourtayre ; paroles de Claude François". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Un siècle de chansons françaises (in French). 2006.
  6. ^ "Le vrai Monsieur Alexandrie Alexandra". La Dernière Heure (in French). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ Lecoeuvre, Fabien (2017). 1001 histoires secrètes de chansons (in French). Éditions du rocher. ISBN 9782268098487.
  8. ^ Farina-Vallé, Gilles (4 March 2024). "Jean-Pierre Bourtayre le compositeur de Claude François est mort". Melody (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ Jouanneau, Julien (6 September 2012). "L'Express dépoussière les séries télé: Tribunal". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2024.