Born Nathan Korb on November 25, 1917 in Paris (France), and died on April 20,
2002 in La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire (France), Francis Lemarque was a French singer
and poet. During his lifetime, he won several Grand Prix du disque de l'Académie
Charles-Cros, in 1951, 1973, 1982 and 1989. He wrote and composed nearly 400
songs in his career, including "À Paris " in 1949, which became an international
hit and was covered by many singers around the world, and "Quand un soldat",
performed by Yves Montand in 1952, which was censored and banned from state
radio. In 1953, he launched "Le Tem...