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Iggy Pop sings covers of French classic singers Gainsbourg, Piaf and Brassens

Ex-Stooges leader is releasing an album entitled “Après” ("afterwards").
On this album, Iggy Pop re-interprets some of the most great figures of “La Chanson française” including Serge Gainsbourg, Georges Brassens, Edith Piaf, Joe Dassin, Henri Salvador. Despite offering another version of French classics songs, Iggy Pop also covers Frank Sinatra and The Beatles.

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A former political reporter in Paris, Christian Roudaut has been a UK correspondent for ten years. He works for Radio France, the TV channel Arte and the newsmagazine Marianne. His last investigative book France, je t'aime, je te quitte deals with the perception of France by the French living abroad. Jonathan Fenby is a British journalist. Besides his journalistic activity, he published ten books and contributes to a wide range of publications in the UK, US and Far East. The talk will be animated by Etienne Duval.

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