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Already 20 years that Gilbert Becaud has left us. The one nicknamed “Monsieur 100,000 volts” left unforgettable songs such as “Nathalie”, “And now”, or “When he died the poet”. Report in Vienne, where he liked to compose.
20 years after his death, the teams of France Televisions follow in Gilbert’s footsteps Becaud. In Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine), his houseboat is still moored on the Seine, and the Tower of Puteaux recalls the day when the artist had his piano hoisted up to 41st floor, towards his new apartment. The one nicknamed “Mr. 100,000 volts” had not stolen his reputation.
To rest his energy, he went to La Bussiere (Vienna), where a stele pays homage to him today. In his big house, throne his famous blue piano, a fetish piano specially designed for the stage. “A grand piano when you play, you don’t see the spectators in front, and that annoyed dad. Suddenly, he had his foot cut off, to see the people who are sitting in front of “, confides his daughter, Emily Becaud. The successes “Orange”, “Nathalie” or even “And now” (1962) were born on this piano. The singer worked in a wooden chalet, away from his house.