Singer-songwriter Gilbert Becaud, known as “Mr. 100,000 Volts” for his electrifying stage performances and who became internationally famous for songs later made into English-language hits such as ...

Gilbert Bécaud (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are ...

GILBERT BECAUD, who has died aged 74, was a popular French singer-songwriter whose dynamic stage act and charismatic crooning earned him the soubriquet "Monsieur 100,000 volts"; he also wrote more ...