Jean Ferrat was born on December 26, 1930 in Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Jean Tennenbaum. He was married to Isabelle Aubret and Christine Sèvres. He died on March 13, 2010 in Aubenas, Ardèche, France.
His father was sent to Auschwitz during WWII. Ferrat wrote about this in one of his earliest hit songs, "Nuit et brouillard" (Night and Fog).
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He started out singing in the postwar cabarets of the Left Bank. He became well-known in the 1960s and '70s with several love songs and political chansons, one of which ("Potemkine") was banned from French TV.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ariane's Thread
2014
performer: "One ne voit pas le temps passer", "La Montagne", "Ma Môme", "Que serais - Je sans toi", "La Femme est l'avenier de l'homme"
Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de toi?
2012
TV Movie performer: "Nul ne guérit de son enfance" / writer: "Nul ne guérit de son enfance"
Moeder, ik wil bij de revue
2012
TV Series music - 1 episode
Potiche
2010
writer: "C'est beau la vie", "C'est Beau la Vie"
Annie MG
2010
TV Mini-Series music - 1 episode
La première étoile
2009
performer: "La montagne"
Les grands du rire
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2007 music - 1 episode, 2007 performer - 1 episode, 2007
Fermeture de l'usine Renault à Vilvoorde
1999
Documentary writer: "Potemkine"
Personne ne m'aime
1994
performer: "On ne voit pas le temps passer" / writer: "On ne voit pas le temps passer"
$1.2 Million
