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 +'''Aristide Bruant''' ([[6 May]] [[1851]] – [[10 February]] [[1925]]) was a [[France|French]] cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]]. He has also been credited as the creator of the ''[[chanson réaliste]]'' musical genre.
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 +==Biography==
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 +[[Image:Lautrec ambassadeurs, aristide bruant (poster) 1892.jpg|thumb|Aristide Bruant by Lautrec]]
 +Born '''Louis Armand Aristide Bruant''' in the village of [[Courtenay, Loiret]], [[France]], [[Europe]], Bruant left his home in 1866 at age fifteen, following his father's death, to find employment. Making his way to the [[Montmartre]] Quarter of [[Paris]], he hung out in the working-class bistros, where he finally was given an opportunity to show his musical talents. Although [[bourgeois]] by birth, he soon adopted the earthy language of his haunts, turning it into songs that told of the struggles of the poor.
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 +Bruant began performing at cafe-concerts and developed a singing and comedy act that led to his being signed to appear at the [[Le Chat Noir]] club. Dressed in a red shirt, black velvet jacket, high boots, and a long red scarf, and using the [[stage name]] Aristide Bruant, he soon became a star of Montmartre, and when [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]] began showing up at the cabarets and clubs, Bruant became one of the artist's first friends.
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 +In 1885, Bruant opened his own Montmartre club, a place he called "Le Mirliton". Although he hired other acts, Bruant put on a singing performance of his own. As the master of ceremonies for the various acts, he used the comedy of the insult to poke fun at the club's upper-crust guests who were out "slumming" in Montmartre. His [[Vaudeville (song)|vaudeville]]-inspired mix of song, satire and entertainment developed into the musical genre called ''chanson réaliste'' (realist song).
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 +Wilson, Elizabeth (2003). ''[[Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts]]'', Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p 224. ISBN 1860647820.
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 +Bruant died in Paris and was buried in the cimetière de Subligny, near his birthplace in the ''[[département]]'' of Loiret. A street in Paris was named in his honor.
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 +==Songs==
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 +Some of Bruant's better known songs include:
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 +*[[s:fr:Nini Peau d'Chien|Nini Peau d'Chien]]
 +*[[A la Bastille]]
 +*[[A la Villette]]
 +*[[Meunier tu es cocu]]
 +*[[A Batignolles]]
 +*[[Serrez Vos Rangs]]
 +*[[A la Roquette]]
 +*[[La chanson des Michetons]]
 +*[[A Poissy]]
 +*[[A la Place Maubert]]
 +*[[Les petits joyeux]]
 +*[[Belleville-Menilmontant]]
 +*[[La Greviste]]
 +*[[Le Chat Noir]]
 +*[[Les Mômes de la Cloche]]
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 +==Popular culture==
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 +*On ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[Tom Baker]]'s trademark look as the [[Fourth Doctor]] was originally inspired by Lautrec's paintings of Bruant.
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Aristide Bruant (6 May 185110 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He has also been credited as the creator of the chanson réaliste musical genre.

Biography

Born Louis Armand Aristide Bruant in the village of Courtenay, Loiret, France, Europe, Bruant left his home in 1866 at age fifteen, following his father's death, to find employment. Making his way to the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, he hung out in the working-class bistros, where he finally was given an opportunity to show his musical talents. Although bourgeois by birth, he soon adopted the earthy language of his haunts, turning it into songs that told of the struggles of the poor.

Bruant began performing at cafe-concerts and developed a singing and comedy act that led to his being signed to appear at the Le Chat Noir club. Dressed in a red shirt, black velvet jacket, high boots, and a long red scarf, and using the stage name Aristide Bruant, he soon became a star of Montmartre, and when Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec began showing up at the cabarets and clubs, Bruant became one of the artist's first friends.

In 1885, Bruant opened his own Montmartre club, a place he called "Le Mirliton". Although he hired other acts, Bruant put on a singing performance of his own. As the master of ceremonies for the various acts, he used the comedy of the insult to poke fun at the club's upper-crust guests who were out "slumming" in Montmartre. His vaudeville-inspired mix of song, satire and entertainment developed into the musical genre called chanson réaliste (realist song).

Wilson, Elizabeth (2003). Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts, Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p 224. ISBN 1860647820.

Bruant died in Paris and was buried in the cimetière de Subligny, near his birthplace in the département of Loiret. A street in Paris was named in his honor.

Songs

Some of Bruant's better known songs include:

Popular culture




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