Bertrand Cantat (born in Pau, France, March 5th 1964) is a French singer an… Read Full Bio ↴Bertrand Cantat (born in Pau, France, March 5th 1964) is a French singer and songwriter. He is the leader of the rock band Noir Désir. He served a prison sentence and was released in October 2007.Together with Pascal Humbert he founded the band Détroit in 2012.
At the helm of Noir Désir, he became one of the most prominent figures of French music in the 90s. His left leaning political views saw him take position against globalisation, desertification of urban areas in Bordeaux and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In July 2003, while rowing with his girlfriend Marie Trintignant in a hotel apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania, he punched her repeatedly, which resulted in her falling into a coma and eventually dying few days later. This death caused considerable emotion in France. Nadine Trintignant, Marie's mother, actively sought a heavy sentence; Cantat's friends claimed he had been out of his mind and had not intended to cause harm. He was sentenced in March of 2004 to 8 years in prison for murder committed with indirect intent. The verdict was at first appealed by Marie's family, then by Bertrand Cantat, but both parties ultimately decided to cancel their appeals, which rendered the first 8 years judgment final. At the request of his lawyers, Cantat was moved from a Lithuanian prison to a prison near Muret, France on September 28, 2004.
His house in Landes was burned down on September 11, 2003. Many suspect this was related to the death of Marie Trintignant.Cantat has been released early due to good behaviour at october 16th 2007, and immediatly retreated to his house near Bordeaux, not leaving any time for interviews about his musical future.
In 2013 Détroit released their debut album Horizons, followed by a live album in 2014.
At the helm of Noir Désir, he became one of the most prominent figures of French music in the 90s. His left leaning political views saw him take position against globalisation, desertification of urban areas in Bordeaux and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In July 2003, while rowing with his girlfriend Marie Trintignant in a hotel apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania, he punched her repeatedly, which resulted in her falling into a coma and eventually dying few days later. This death caused considerable emotion in France. Nadine Trintignant, Marie's mother, actively sought a heavy sentence; Cantat's friends claimed he had been out of his mind and had not intended to cause harm. He was sentenced in March of 2004 to 8 years in prison for murder committed with indirect intent. The verdict was at first appealed by Marie's family, then by Bertrand Cantat, but both parties ultimately decided to cancel their appeals, which rendered the first 8 years judgment final. At the request of his lawyers, Cantat was moved from a Lithuanian prison to a prison near Muret, France on September 28, 2004.
His house in Landes was burned down on September 11, 2003. Many suspect this was related to the death of Marie Trintignant.Cantat has been released early due to good behaviour at october 16th 2007, and immediatly retreated to his house near Bordeaux, not leaving any time for interviews about his musical future.
In 2013 Détroit released their debut album Horizons, followed by a live album in 2014.
Les Pluies Diluviennes
Bertrand Cantat Lyrics
Voir passer ta vie par la fenêtre
Défiler les nuits, les kilomètres
Tous les jours
Le souffle règne sur le ring
Voir les avalanches, les marathons
Au bout de la planche
Éros, érosion
Tous les jours
Valsent les aléas du timing
Mais toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
J'en ai vu des reines, des amazones
Guerriers schizophrènes
Fleurs de la zone
Tous les jours
La maestria souverraine
Des escalators
Mais à travers tous les corridors
Des mondes à l'envers
Tous les jours
Valdinguent les effigies par centaine
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
Mais viennent, viennent
Les pluies diluviennes
Rose ma plaine
Des larmes en ruisseau
Viennent
Les pluies diluviennes
Les larmes, les peines
Ouais mais toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
Défiler les nuits, les kilomètres
Tous les jours
Le souffle règne sur le ring
Voir les avalanches, les marathons
Au bout de la planche
Éros, érosion
Tous les jours
Valsent les aléas du timing
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
J'en ai vu des reines, des amazones
Guerriers schizophrènes
Fleurs de la zone
Tous les jours
La maestria souverraine
Des escalators
Mais à travers tous les corridors
Des mondes à l'envers
Tous les jours
Valdinguent les effigies par centaine
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
Mais viennent, viennent
Les pluies diluviennes
Rose ma plaine
Des larmes en ruisseau
Viennent
Les pluies diluviennes
Les larmes, les peines
Ouais mais toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être dingue
A s'en faire sauter la carlingue
Oui toi pour t'aimer
Fallait être fou
Comme pour sauter sur Diên Biên Phu
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Bertrand Cantat
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