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Léon de Bercy

1857 – 1915

French chansonnier

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About Léon de Bercy

Lived 1857 – 1915 (aged 57). Léon de Bercy was a French chansonnier, lyricist, songwriter and chansonnier (singer).

Léon de Bercy, called Léon Drouin de Bercy or Léon Hiks (10 December 1857 in Paris – 31 July 1915 in Orléans, aged 57) was a French chansonnier.

A member of the literary club Les Hydropathes, he authored the reference book Montmartre et ses chansons : Poètes et Chansonniers (1902). He also collaborated with Aristide Bruant to L'Argot au XXe siècle. Dictionnaire français-argot.

Songs or monologues Le Milliard congréganiste (1910), satirical ditty, lyrics by Léon de Bercy and V. Tarault, éd. Georges Ondet (cotage GO4396bis) Ne jurez pas aux femmes (c. 1895), ditty, lyrics by Briollet and Hiks, music by Tiska et Del, Répertoire libre. Recorded under the title Illusions fichues ou Ne jurez pas aux femmes, Odéon 238385 (undated) Series Les Refrains de la Butte (1904) under the pseudonym Léon Drouin de Bercy, éd. Plessis : Une drôle de maison, Le Brave Général Oku, fantaisie rosso-japonaise La Cravate à Jean Le Petit Frère à Ferdinand La Vaseline

Works Aristide Bruant (with collaboration of Léon Drouin de Bercy), L'Argot au XXe. Dictionnaire français-argot, Flammarion, Paris, 1901, 457 p. Léon de Bercy, Montmartre et ses chansons : Poètes et Chansonniers, with 5 portraits-charges by Charles Léandre, éd. H. Daragon, Paris, 1902 (available on Gallica)

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Chansonnier, lyricist, songwriter, Chansonnier (singer)
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Léon de Bercy?

French chansonnier (1857–1915)

When was Léon de Bercy born?

Léon de Bercy was born on 10 December 1857 in Belleville.

When did Léon de Bercy die?

Léon de Bercy died on 31 July 1915 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Léon de Bercy's occupation?

Léon de Bercy was a chansonnier, lyricist, songwriter and chansonnier (singer).

What nationality was Léon de Bercy?

Léon de Bercy was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Léon de Bercy

· Wikidata: Q3271427

· DBpedia: Léon de Bercy

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