Pierre-Jean de Béranger
1780 – 1857 · aged 77
French poet and chansonnier (1780-1857)
- Born
- 19 Aug 1780 · Paris
- Died
- 16 Jul 1857 · Paris
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- 19 Aug 1780BornBorn in Paris
- 1848RoleMember of parliament for the Seine
- 16 Jul 1857DiedDied in Paris
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1780 – 1857).
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
Biography
Pierre-Jean de Béranger (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʒɑ̃ də beʁɑ̃ʒe] ; 19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has been described as "the most popular French songwriter of all time" and "the first superstar of French popular music".
Some newspapers from Malaysia and Seychelles mention that he was the retrospective composer of Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan, the anthem of the peninsular sultanate of Perak whose melody was later adopted for Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku; as well as the pre-independent Nusantaran folk song Terang Bulan, but there is argument on whether he wrote either melody.
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