Franck Monnet



Franck Gilbert Yannick Monnet (born 13 September 1967, in Le Mans) is a French singer-songwriter. He wrote songs for the following artists: Vanessa Paradis (collaboration with Matthieu Chedid for the albums Bliss, 2000, and Divinidylle, 2007), Tryo (2003), Murray Head (2006), Claire Diterzi (2005), Enrico Macias (2006), Emily Loizeau (with whom he produced the album L’Autre Bout du Monde in 2005). ...

in 2000 was awarded the Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros for his album Les Embellies.

He composed the soundtrack for the movie Mer Belle a Agiter (Pascal Chaumeil), produced by France 3 in 2004. In the same year, he was nominated for Prix Constantin for his album Au Grand Jour.

He was also a part of the jury of multiple festivals: Chorus des Hauts-de-Seine's Song Contest (2003), Créteil International Women's Film Festival (2008), Wellington Song Contest, with Dame Jane Pierard (2011), Randell Cottage Residency (2022).

He currently lives in New Zealand.

Discography

 * Playa (1998)
 * Tout l'hiver
 * Paco aime Claudine
 * Bruno
 * Le petit déjeuner sur l'herbe
 * Playa
 * Aubade
 * Soleil sur le camping des Pinsan
 * Laurence
 * Yaya
 * Le pinceau à chansons
 * Une statue d'Orphée
 * Lame sans cible
 * Le goût de l'océan
 * Paco aime Mélusine
 * Les embellies (2000)
 * Les bancs
 * J'adore t'écrire
 * Soliloque
 * Gilbert
 * J'ai perdu la tête
 * Ma demeure
 * Tititi car il y a un mais
 * Les embellies de mai
 * Lumio
 * Ever est
 * Au grand jour (2004)
 * La routine
 * Douce, douce vanité
 * L'orgue hammond
 * Le livre ouvert
 * Sa chambre est allumée
 * Tu parles
 * L'esclandre
 * Au grand jour
 * Mes pompes neuves
 * T'aimer
 * Malidor (2006)
 * La langue des chats
 * L'insolence des chats
 * Malidor
 * Cesare Pavese
 * Barcelone
 * London
 * Fin stupide
 * 18 ans
 * Trop de lichen
 * Journal intime
 * Bonn'aise
 * Gros cœur
 * Waimarama (2014)
 * Anorak
 * Sans John
 * Différents
 * Quelqu'un
 * Paris
 * La Belle Industrie
 * Plus Rien à me Mettre (duo with Camélia Jordana)
 * Les Faons
 * Ton Héros
 * Waimarama