Charlélie Couture

Known for SoundBorn 1956-02-26 (age 70)Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Charlélie Couture (born Bertrand Charles Elie Couture, 26 February 1956) is a French and American musician and multi-disciplinary artist, who has recorded over 25 albums and 17 film soundtracks, and has held a number of exhibitions of paintings and photographs. He has also worked as a poster designer, and has published about 15 books of reflections, drawings and photographs. He was born in Nancy, and graduated from l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He released his first album, 12 Chansons dans la Sciure ("12 Songs in the Sawdust") in 1978, followed by Le Pêcheur ("The Fisherman") in 1979 and Pochette surprise ("Lucky Dip") in 1981. He was then signed by Chris Blackwell to Island Records, becoming the first French artist on the label. He recorded the album Poèmes Rock in New York, and also contributed a track to the album A Christmas Record issued by ZE Records, an affiliate of the Island label. He had a hit single in France with the track Comme un Avion Sans Aile. Also in 1981, he founded, in Nancy, the Local à Louer group of photographers, painters, poets, and stated in his "Art Rock manifesto" that "Art must make the junction between the functionalism of industrial society and the aspirations of pop culture". He also launched an art journal, Le Télégramme. In 1983, he wrote his first complete film soundtrack, for the movie Tchao Pantin ("So Long, Stooge"), for which he was nominated for a César Award. He held his first exhibition of drawings and watercolours in Paris in 1985, and continued to record and tour. In 1990–91 he visited Australia, recording two albums there, Melbourne Aussie and Victoria Spirit. Later in the 1990s, his recordings were less successful and he concentrated more on photography, drawings and paintings. In 1997 he recorded a blues-influenced album, Casque Nu ("Naked Helmet"), in Chicago. In 1998, he was awarded the title of Officier du Mérite National. He worked extensively preparing posters and publicity for tennis tournaments, including the posters for the 2002 Davis Cup Final between France and Russia. In 2004, he settled for several years in New York, from where he released two albums, Double Vue (2004) and New Yor-Cœur (2006). In April 2020 he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Source: Article "Charlélie Couture" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.Read more

Movies & web series

Abyssinia, the call of the wolf

Au Nord De L'Hiver

The Unexpected Getaway

Les Nuls, l'émission

Astrid & Raphaëlle

Taratata

So Long, Stooge

CharlElie Couture, Lafayette

Charlélie Fort Rêveur On Tour

Christmas at Bunny's

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Champs-Elysées

Capitaine Marleau

Follow My Gaze

Nulle part ailleurs

The Moderns

Sacrée soirée

Taxi Boy

Like An Airplane

Vivement dimanche

Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté

Du Baptême à Je dis -M-

Le monde est à vous

Souvenir d'Italie, suivi d'Autoportrait

Vous avez gagné

1er novembre, suivi de Duels

Tom Zic contre les ennemis de la galaxie

J't'ai dans la peau

Les joueurs, suivi de On n'est comme on naît

La petite fille