Gilles Marchal
Real name Gilles Pastre, born in Paris on September 2, 1944, Gilles Marchal is
best known for the song "Comme un étranger dans la ville", the French adaptation
of the classic "Everybody's Talkin'". Discovered by Georges Châtelain, he signed
with Lucien Morisse's Disc'AZ label and made a name for himself in 1967 with his
first EP, featuring "Le Père Noël est mort", followed by other songs such as "La
Valse à quatre pattes", "Dieu qu'elle était belle" and its hit B-side "Ne pleure
pas ma mie", then "Le Chanteur d'amour". In 1969, Gilles Marchal adapted Lee
Hazlewood's "Summer Wine"...
