Gilbert Montagné
Biography
Gilbert Montagné (born 28 December 1951) is a French singer, musician, pianist and organist from the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris and Bourbonnais historical region of central France. Blind since shortly after birth, he is best remembered for his international hit "The Fool" which was a number 1 single across Europe and South America in 1971, as well as his songs "On va s'aimer" (1983) and "Les Sunlights des tropiques" (1984). In France, he is still a popular albums and concert artist, having toured and sang with the likes of Johnny Hallyday and Kool & the Gang. 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 in Paris. In 2022, Saint-Léon, the village his father was originally from and Gilbert Montagné visited as a child, named a square after him. Source: Article "Gilbert Montagné" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Numéro un
Champs-Elysées
Vivement dimanche
Sacrée soirée
Fort Boyard
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Midi Première
Le monde est à vous
All Movies (12)
- La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris2025 · as Self : Guest
- Le Grand Concert de la Francophonie célèbre Jean-Jaques Goldman2025 · as Self : Guest
- Panique au grand magasin2025
- Anniversaire surprise chez les Bodin's2023 · as The priest
- Ces chansons de nos vacances2022 · as Self
- Stars 80, la suite2017 · as Gilbert Montagné
- Stars 80 - Triomphe2017 · as Self
- Stars 802012 · as Gilbert Montagné
- Les Enfants de la Pop 80's2012 · as Self (archive footage)
- La folie des années 802008 · as Self
- On s'en fout… nous on s'aime1982 · as The singer at the white piano (uncredited)
- Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris1979 · as Self
All TV Shows (28)
- The Unexpected Getaway2022 · as Self
- Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac2020 · as Self
- Mask Singer2019 · as Self
- La Boîte à secrets2019 · as Self
- Les 30 meilleurs tubes des années 802019 · as Self
- Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !2018 · as Self - Candidate (archive footage)
- Amanda2016 · as Self
- Le Meilleur Pâtissier : Célébrités2016 · as Self
- Open Bar2014 · as Self
- The Unexpected Getaway2012 · as Self
- N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels2008 · as Self
- Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land2004 · as Self
- Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
- Stars 901990 · as Self
- Fort Boyard1990 · as Self
- Le monde est à vous1987 · as Self
- Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
- Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
- Fan School1977 · as Self
- Les Jeux de 20 heures1976 · as Self
- 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
- Les Petits Papiers de Noël1975
- Numéro un1975 · as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
- Midi Première1975 · as Self
- Midi trente1972 · as Self
- Cadet Rousselle1971 · as Self
- Samedi soir1971 · as Self