A true tour de force of French popular music, the renowned singer and songwriter
Michel Berger reigned supreme for two decades – scoring hits for national stars
like Johnny Hallyday, Françoise Hardy, and his wife France Gall, as well as
composing an acclaimed musical in Starmania – left a lasting impact on the
country's cultural landscape before his untimely death from a heart attack at
the age of 44. Born Michel Jean Hamburger on 28 November 1947 in the Parisian
suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of Jewish parents, celebrated physician Dr.
Jean Hamburger and Annette Haas, a co...