| "La Bohème" | |
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1994 re-release cover |
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| Single by Charles Aznavour | |
| from the album Monsieur Carnaval | |
| Released | 1965 |
| Genre | Chanson |
| Length | 3.59 |
La Bohème is a song written by Jacques Plante and Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour. The original version of this song was written by Gipo Farassino a Piemont singer who wrote the song "Porta Pila." It was first recorded by Aznavour in 1966. It is Aznavour's signature song, as well as one of the most popular French-language songs and a staple of French chanson. He also recorded Italian, Spanish, English, and German versions, as well as a rare Portuguese recording. It is performed at virtually every one of his concerts.
It was later done in English by Dubstar, who included their version as a filler track for the release of their single "No More Talk".
In 2005, Mafalda Arnauth, a Portuguese fado singer recorded a version of this song for her fourth album Diário.
A re-interpretation was also done by electronic musician Nicolas Jaar, who used it in numerous of his famous live sets.