Marcel Merkès
Born: 1920-07-07 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Died: 2007-03-30
Known For: Acting
Biography
Marcel Merkès (7 July 1920 – 30 March 2007) was a French tenor operetta singer. Merkès was born in Bordeaux. After receiving several prizes in singing at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, he started at the age of 22 years at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in the role of Des Grieux in Manon, an opera by Jules Massenet. He often performed an operetta duo with his wife Paulette Merval, a singer and violinist, who he had met at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux. They totaled more than 10,500 performances and recorded many records in their careers. He was a prolific performer at the Théâtre Mogador in Paris. Merkès was married to violinist and singer Paulette Merval. Their son, Alain Merkès, also pursued a career as singer under the name Alain Valmer. Marcel died in Pessac. Source: Article "Marcel Merkès" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
1977
- Fan School as Self
1975
- Midi Première as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1972
- Midi trente as Self
1971
- Samedi soir as Self
1968
- À bout portant as Self
1957
- Trois de la marine as Antonin Brémond
1955
- Three of the Canebière as Toinet