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- Birth nameMarcel Jean Pierre Balthazar Miramon
- Marcel Amont was born in Bordeaux, in a working class area. His parents were from a small valley in Bearn, right on the border of Spain. He started acting in the local theatre then moved to Paris to become an entertainer in cabaret. He became famous when he performed with Edith Piaf as the main guest, at the Olympia of Paris. He became a famous one man show, being very creative. He was the first French artist to sing with dancers on stage. He also played in the feature film with Brigitte Bardot "La mariée est trop belle" (the bride was far too beautiful) in 1956, among other films. He married a white Russian dancer with whom he has two children. Then he had a famous relationship with Alice Kessler, one of the German actresses/singers twins (Alice and Elen Kessler). He had private shows on the French TV. He married again at the age of 50 and has two other children with his last wife. He also composed songs and a musical comedy in the Bearn language.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Katia Djafri
- SpousesMarlène Laborde(June 15, 1978 - March 8, 2023) (his death, 2 children)Tamara Vladimirovna Deiness(1956 - 1959) (divorced, 2 children)
- He sang the three greatest hits of the composer Henri Betti without recording a single one : "C'est si bon" (lyrics by André Hornez), "Maître Pierre" (lyrics by Jacques Plante) and "La Chanson du Maçon" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Maurice Vandair).
- He sold 300 million albums, recorded 30 albums, 79 singles 126 ep's, 11 compilations and about 1,000 songs in different languages (English, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, German, Irish and Spanish).
- Amont was one of the most popular singers in France, and the most prolific of the French language with many years of career.
- Amont also recorded in Occitan and promoted Bearn culture from the 1950s.
- He was a French singer and actor of the 1960s and 1970s.
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