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Bernard Lavilliers
Background information
Birth name Bernard Oulion
Born (1946-10-07) 7 October 1946 (age 78)Saint-Étienne, Loire, France
Genres Chanson, pop, electro, rock, hard rock, reggae, salsa, bossa nova
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active 1967–present
Labels Barclay

Musical artist

Bernard Oulion (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ uljɔ̃]; born 7 October 1946 in Saint-Étienne), known professionally as Bernard Lavilliers ([bɛʁnaʁ lavilje]), is a French singer-songwriter and actor.

Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | | | | ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | | | FR[1] | BEL (Wa)[2] | SWI[3] | | | | | 1997 | Clair-Obscur | 9 | 44 | – | | | 1998 | Histoires | – | – | – | | | 2001 | Arrêt sur image | 10 | 27 | 67 | | | 2003 | La marge: Bernard Lavilliers chante les poètes | 109 | – | – | | | 2004 | Carnets de bord | 1 | 34 | 46 | | | 2008 | Samedi soir à Beyrouth | 1 | 11 | 19 | | | 2009 | Bernard Lavilliers chante Ferré (Tribute album to Léo Ferré) | – | – | – | | | 2010 | Causes perdues et musiques tropicales | 2 | 8 | 40 | | | 2013 | Baron Samedi | 5 | 28 | 56 | | | 2014 | Acoustique | 12 | 35 | – | | | 2017 | 5 minutes au paradis | 2[4] | 10 | 16 | | | 2021 | Sous un soleil énorme | – | – | – | | | 2023 | Métamorphose | – | 29 | 69 | |

Live albums

| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | | | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | FR[1] | BEL (Wa)[2] | | | | | 2000 | Histoires en scène | 24 | – | | | 2006 | Escale au Grand Rex | 18 | 48 | |

Compilations

(Selective)

Year Album Peak positions
FR[1] BEL (Wa)[2]
1987 "Noir et blanc" 10
1989 "On the Road Again" 10
"On the Road Again" 24
1989 "R & B (Rouge baiser)" 45
1991 "Outremer" 33
1991 "Faits divers" 36
1995 "Melody Tempo Harmony" (with Jimmy Cliff) 6 22
"Stand The Ghetto" 44
2014 "Idées noires"(with Catherine Ringer) 100
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  2. ^ a b c "Bernard Lavilliers discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bernard Lavilliers discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 40, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 October 2017.[_permanent dead link_‍]