Stone et Charden
Stone et Charden is a famous French musical duo made up of Éric Charden and his then-wife Annie Gautrat known as Stone
Éric Charden was born during World War II, to a French father and a Tibetan mother. In 1966, Annie Gautrat was taking part in the "Miss Beatnik" competition where Éric Charden was a member of the jury. They were acquainted after the competition and got married the same year. Already having separate musical careers, they decided to form the duo known as Stone et Charden in 1971. They became hugely popular with "L'Avventura" in 1972 and with "Made in Normandie" in 1973. "L'Aventura" sold over one and a half million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Soon artistic, mediatic and family tensions resulted in a divorce and break-up of the duo with each member pursuing a separate sole musical career.
The two came for a reunion in 1990 with some releases and remakes.
They also took part in 4th annual "Âge tendre et Têtes de bois" tour in 2009-2010. Other artists in the event that toured France, Belgium and Switzerland included Sheila and Isabelle Aubret, Fabienne Thibeault, la Compagnie Créole, Bobby Solo, Frank Alamo, Michel Orso, Marcel Amont, Patrick Juvet, Claude Barzotti, Christian Delagrange and les Charlots. A live double CD of the show recorded in Dijon was released.
Both Éric Charden and Annie Gautrat were decorated with the honorable Legion of Honour on 1 January 2012 just months before the death of Charden.Discography
Albums
- 1974" L'amour pas la charité...
- 1975: "double album" distribution discodis maison de disque record
- 1988: En plein après-midi Vogue - Zélidre
Singles
- 1971: "Le seul bébé qui ne pleure pas / "Le roi [de la lune"
- 1971: "L'Avventura" / "La musique du camionneur"
- 1972: "Il y a du soleil sur la France" / "Il n’y a pas d'amour sans clair de lune"
- 1972: "Laisse aller la musique" / "J.S. Bach populaire"
- 1972: "Le prix des allumettes" / "Yamaha"
- 1973: "Made in Normandie" / "Faï doucement"
- 1973: "La suite de ma vie" / "Président"
- 1973: "L'Amour, pas la charité" / "On s'habitue"
- 1974: "Et maintenant si on dansait" / "Quand l'amour joue du violon"
- 1974: "La machine" / "Tue-nous avec des fleurs"
- 1975: "Comme le meunier fait son pain" / "Toi, ma maison"
- 1975: "Le télégramme" / "Mama, j'ai cassé ma tirelire"
- 1976: "Stone, come back Stone" / "C’est si haut"
- 1978: "Tous les avions sont des oiseaux" / "Travelling man"
- 1978: "L’Avventura" / "Laisse aller la musique"
- 1983: "Mon père qui chantait" / "John and Mary"
- 1983: "Carmen" / "On vient vous déclarer l'amour"
- 1988: "J't'ai tout donné" / "On était fait pour se marier, pour divorcer, faire des bébés à côté"
- 1990: "L'Avventura"
- 1997: "On ira poser les valises" / "Les tortues" / "Le chanteur"
- 1999: "Champagne Lulu" / "Comme tu reviens"
