Denez Prigent

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denez Prigent
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1966(1966-02-17)
Age	58
Country	France
Birth City	Santec
Horoscope	Aquarius

Denez Prigent Biography

Denez Prigent is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on February 17, 1966 in Santec, France. As a gwerz in the style of Denez Prigent writes about the dramatic events that he witnesses on a trip, in conversations, or in other medias. The theme of An droug-red concerns one of Ebola outbreak in Zaire. In the main story, the protagonist who sees all the people dying around him is able to kill an elderly woman in a symbol of the illness. Copsa Mica is about the Sometra factory, which represents the metallurgical industry in Copsa Mica, Romania. It produced a lot of pollutants the manufacturing facility was among the few employers in the city. In the end, young people were forced to make money, to work in the blast furnace which caused them to die in a slow manner. Gwerz Kiev recounts the Holodomor famine, which was a major threat to Kiev at the end of the 1930s with estimated losses of 4 million.

It was 1992 when Prigent performed a cappella in the Transmusicales in front of an audience who were not used to this type of music. The group he was in later disbanded. Daouarn in which he performed in the style of the form of festou-noz. He was a part of festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Francofolies and the Midem and The Printemps de Bourges, the Coup de Coeur francophone in Quebec and The Mitte Europa festival, the Celtic Connection festival in Scotland Expo 1998 in Lisbonne as well as Lisbonne, and the Eisteddfod Festival in Wales.

In 1993, Prigent released his first album Ar gouriz koar (translated The Wax Belt) on Auvidis/Silex. Although the album was, at first, intended for promoting Prigent’s songs to festival organizers rather than for being sold to the general audience, its sales approached 50,000 copies. Most of the songs are traditional Breton folk songs sung a cappella. However, former Storlok members Denez Abernot and Bernez Tangi wrote “Plac’h Landelo” and “Gwerz ar vezhinerien”, respectively, while Prigent himself wrote “Gwerz an aksidan”. Like all of his subsequent recordings, Ar gouriz koar is sung in the kan ha diskan and gwerz styles.

In 1995, Prigent appeared in Dao Dezi. The goal of this project of Éric Mouquet, a member of Deep Forest, and Guilain Joncheray is to treat Breton music in the same way that Deep Forest treated African music, with traditional lyrics and electronic accompaniments. Michel Sanchez, the other member of Deep Forest, also worked on the album, recorded and mixed by Erwin Autrique. Breton singers Arnaud Maisonneuve and Manu Lann Huel also appear on the album, as well as Tri Yann. It is Prigent’s first experience combining Breton lyrics and electronic music.

In 1988, motivated by his love for his love of the Breton dialect, he began his career as in the position of a Breton instructor in Carhaix and was frequently invited to traditional music festivals like The Tombees de la nuit (Nightfalls) as well as the Festival Interceltique of Lorient. In the year 1991 Rennes, the capital city Rennes offered him the chance to sing as a part of”the “Voice of Asia” festival scheduled to be held in the newly twinned town in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan. Incredulous at the invitation, Prigent composed a satirical tune, “Son Alma Ata” (later added to Sarac’h) about the absurdity of an Breton musician to be asked for a performance in Kazakhstan. The first concert he performed abroad offered the opportunity to meet Kazakh culture. Kazakh people, later included in the Soviet Union, and compare their situation with that for the Breton people who had been who were incorporated into France. In the year 1991, Prigent resigned from his teaching job to pursue his career as an artist. When he was scouring the lyrics to traditional songs, he came across Eugenie Ebrel who was born Goadec who was one among the 3 Goadec Sisters that revived Breton A cappella singing throughout the 1960s. She gave him the lyrics to “Ti Eliz Iza”, and her daughter, Annie Ebrel, decided to perform with him.

Denez Prigent Net Worth

Denez Prigent is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denez Prigent 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Denez Prigent (Breton pronunciation:”‘de:nes ‘pri:Zen(t)[‘de:nes ‘pri:Zen(t)] ; born on 17 February, 1966 at Santec, Finistere) is a Breton folk singer- songwriter who is a part of the gwerz as well as the kan ha diskan style in Breton music. At 16 years old, he was a singer who sang traditional songs in a cappella and then he began performing his own music, with techno music accompanying them. He has been performing in France as well as around the world recording seven studio albums and 2 live recordings.

At the age of 14, Prigent was taught kan ha diskan by Alain Leclere, himself a former pupil from Manuel Kerjean, whose other students included Erik Marchand. A year later, in 1982, he joined Alain Leclere in festou-noz. As part of his first year in the Kan ar Bobl, he took home the first prize of Kan ha diskan in 1987. He also won the first prize for new singing in 1988, and the first award in traditional singing in the year 1990.

At his wife’s request, Prigent attended the first rave party held in Rennes, in 1993, in spite of his negative prejudice. There, he discovered a music that, like Breton music, is primarily meant to support dancing. Noticing that electronic music and Breton music are based on similar rhythms and notes closed to one another, he contemplated using it to accompany his songs.

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After a series of concerts, Prigent recorded a live album, Live Holl a-gevret !, during the Festival interceltique de Lorient in August 2001, guest-starring the bagad Roñsed-Mor of Locoal-Mendon.

Facts & Trivia

Denez Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Denez Prigent celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

The next album, Sarac’h (rustle), was released in 2003. Lisa Gerrard is again invited, as is Yanka Rupkina, the soloist of the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir, Karen Matheson of Capercaillie, and the Sami singer Mari Boine. Also appearing are the Dónal Lunny on the bouzouki, Nabil Khalidi on the oud, and Farhad Bouallagi on the violin. Although this album uses electronic sounds, the music is mostly performed on traditional instruments.

Top Facts about Denez Prigent

1. Denez Prigent is a Breton musician and singer.
2. He gained international recognition for his song “Gortoz a Ran”.
3. The song was featured in the movie “Black Hawk Down”.
4. Prigent’s music combines traditional Breton folk with modern elements.
5. He has released several albums, including “Irvi” and “Sarac’h”.
6. Prigent has collaborated with artists such as Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer.
7. He has performed at major festivals around the world.
8. Prigent sings in Breton, a Celtic language spoken in Brittany, France.
9. His music often features themes of nature, love, and spirituality.
10. Prigent is considered one of the most influential musicians in Breton culture.

What nationality is the Denez Prigent?

French

What movies is gortoz a ran in?

“Gortoz A Ran” was written by Denez Prigent for his 2000 album Irvi. That song became famous after it became part of the soundtrack of the 2001 film, Black Hawk Down.

What instrument is used in Gortoz a RAN?

In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). Black Hawk Down is the soundtrack accompanying the 2001 film of the same name. The original score was composed by Hans Zimmer.

Who wrote Gortoz a RAN?

Denez Prigent