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 3.0.
Anniversaire surprise chez les Bodin's
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Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
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Stars 80 - Triomphe
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Ces chansons de nos vacances
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Stars 80
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Johnny Hallyday - Pavillon de Paris
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La folie des années 80
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Stars 80, la suite
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On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
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Fort Boyard
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Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
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Amanda
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La Parenthèse inattendue
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Le Meilleur Pâtissier : Célébrités
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Les 30 meilleurs tubes des années 80
The Masked Singer France
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Cadet Rousselle
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Samedi soir
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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Midi trente
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Numéro un
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Les Jeux de 20 heures
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Midi Première
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Fan School
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Champs-Elysées
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Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
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Le monde est à vous
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Tous en cuisine avec Cyril Lignac
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N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
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Vivement dimanche
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Stars 90
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30 millions d'amis
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