Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Best known for the hits he wrote for Claude François in the 1970s, Jean-Pierre
Bourtayre has also penned many other songs since the yé-yé period. Born in Paris
on January 31, 1942, he is the son of composer Henri Bourtayre, author of over a
thousand songs, notably for Tino Rossi, Maurice Chevalier and Luis Mariano, as
well as film and operetta scores. So it was only natural that he should follow
in his father's footsteps in the early 1960s, first composing for the rock
groups Les Chats Sauvages, Johnny Hallyday, Les Vautours, Danny Boy and Ses
Pénitents, then Richard Anthony, Fra...
