Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu, is a French singer born in Boulogne-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) on the 24 April 1946. As a student, he attended lycée Claude Bernard until he had an argument with a teach. He debuted his recording career in 1964 with Decca, with the title track Adieu à un ami, which was a homage to Buddy Holly. Despite his evident ability and the apparent success of (Elle m'attend, Où va-t-elle ?), he ended his artistic career after 5 years.
He is also noted for participating between 1968 and 1972, in the French production of the musical comedy Hair. Moreover, he wrote the lyrics of the song, Precious Things, song by Dee Dee Bridgewater, in a duet with Ray Charles, which saw success in 1989.
– Twistin the rock, vol. 7 (Mercury, 2002) – One World (Phonogram 1992)
The song Le Pivert (the woodpecker) was prohibited from being played on Radio-France because of, according to an internal memo its "vulgar attack on good taste". The memo was published in Charlie Hebdo.