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Henri Salvador

real name Henri Gabriel Salvador

France · 1917-07-18 – 2008-02-13

Henri Salvador is credited on 2,630 releases across 760 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,630

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760

Albums

8

Decades active

74

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French Caribbean comedian, singer, musician, humourist, TV personality, label manager, autor and composer.
Born on July 18, 1917 in Cayenne, French Guiana - died on February 13, 2008 in Paris.
He began his long career playing with his brother André Salvador. Then, he joined up with some jazz bands (Eddie South, Django Reinhart, Ray Ventura).
He went on to start a solo career after World War II and created a lot of classic songs. He's been considered as a pioneer in French rock'n roll with his friend Boris Vian. He also founded his own record labels: "Disques Salvador" and "Rigolo"(1964).
In the 1970s he sang French versions of songs for Disney cartoons.

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2,630 releases · 760 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 3,666
  • Other credits · 614
  • Production · 46

Studios: Studio Europa Sonor · Théâtre De L'Étoile · Studio Davout · Europa Film

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