Video hit Grand Corps Malade feat. Charles Aznavour

Grand Corps Malade feat. Charles Aznavour - Tu es donc j'apprend

Fabien Marsaud better known by his stage name Grand Corps Malade, often abbreviated GCM, born on July 31, 1977 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France is a French slam poet.

Fabien excelled in his classes, particularly in literary courses and in sports, with sports becoming a passion of his, particularly playing basketball.

He received offers to be on the youth development team of Toulouse, but preferred to stay in Saint-Denis. After playing in basketball teams in Nanterre and Saint Denis, he signed with a basketball team based in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris that had a team playing in Division 3 French basketball.

After his secondary education and baccalauréat, he got his Diplôme d'études universitaires générales (DEUG) in "Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives" (Staps).

On 16 July 1997, during a sports camp where he was a supervisor, he made a bad dive in a pool, he displaced his spine and was told he would never walk again.[4] However, in 1999, after a year of intensive treatment, he was able to walk again, thus his alias Grand Corps Malade (meaning "Tall Sick Body" in French) in reference to his condition as well as his height (nearly 6'5" which is 1.95m).

Young Fabien started writing poetry at the age of 15. He made his first appearance as a slam artist in a bar at place de Clichy in Paris on October 23, 2003, where he recited "Cassiopée" his first artistic piece.

Choosing the alias Grand Corps Malade, he took part in many slam events with Collectif 129H, and with John Pucc'Chocolat. In 2004, he conducted "Slam'Alikoum", a monthly feature at the "Café Culturel de Saint-Denis" with his friend John Pucc' He co-founded « "Le Cercle des Poètes sans Instru" that included 7 slam artists including John Pucc’, Droopy, Techa, the 129H members and himself.

He gained more fame in slam circles in 2005 through appearances at Reservoir, a club that featured upcoming artists like Jamel Comedy Club.

He opened for Cheb Mami at Stade de France and for Mouss and Hakim at the "Boule Noire". Also in 2005, S Petit Nico, a friend of his, offered to make a musical track to accompany Marsaud's poetry.

Fabien Marsaud signed with AZ French label where he debut album, Midi 20, was out on March 26, 2006 becoming a top 10 selling album for the year in France. He also started a grand tour with 120 dates to promote the album, including two sold-out concerts in La Cigale in Paris. Based largely on this success, on March 10, 2007, he won two Victoires de la Musique awards. He also appeared in many television shows and in Edouard Baer's Grand Cabaret.

In 2008, he released his second album Enfant de la ville. The same year he performed in the Festival d'été international de Québec, that signified his recognition and appeal throughout the French-language speaking world (the Francophony).

He also conducted many workshops to introduce youngsters in his community to slam poetry in Saint Denis and elsewhere. The result was a release of Génération Slam, a 9-track album in November 2008 by a diversified set of amateur slam artists.

2010 saw the release of his third studio album, 3ème temps with the song "Roméo kiffe Juliette", an adaptation from Shakespeare, with the two adolescent lovers transposed into a suburb of Paris, and the family divide transformed into a religious divide between a Jewish Juliette and the Muslim Roméo.

In 2011, he released his single "Inch'Allah" featuring Reda Taliani, becoming his biggest successful single.

In popular culture

In 2003, he took part in the Manuel Schapira short film Décroche where Grand Corps Malade does the introductory music and appears as himself.

In 2007, in voiceover of an episode in the TV series Moot-Moot

In 2007, French hip hop / jazz band Hocus Pocus mentioned him in the track "Place 54" on their similarly titled album Place 54.

In 2007, French parody rap group Fatal Bazooka mentioned him in their album T'As Vu ? in a slam or in the track "Crêpes au froment" (a version of "Fous ta cagoule") in which they parody his name by saying "Vas-y dis leur toi aussi Grand Cul Malade!"

In 2010, made voice of the character Rictus in the film Toy Story 3.

In 2010, French singer Dorothée in her show at l'Olympia in Paris introduced her song "Valise 2010" by saying the song was written by Grand Corps Malade's lyricist and producer "Grand Cerveau Malade".

His adopted name is used in parodies of paronymes and antonymes, like what happened in the program Groland in its parody "Petit Corps Normal", or by Fabrice Eboué in Jamel Comedy Club talking about Amelle Chahbi calling her "P'tit corps salade". He is also parodied in les Guignols de l'Info broadcast on Canal+

In 2007: Victoires de la musique

Won "Album revelation of the year"

Won "Artist stage revelation of the year"

Nominated: "Artist revelation of the public"

In 2007: Nominated for Félix Award for "Francophone artist most illustrious in Quebec" at the ADISQ gala (Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo).

In 2008: Named "chevalier" at the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France.

In 2009: Won Felix Award for "Francophone artist most illustrious in Quebec" at the gala of ADISQ

The lyrics:

- J'étais assis sur un banc, cinq minutes avec moi

Perdu dans mes pensées qui me parlaient sans voix

Dans un parc un peu désert, sous un ciel sans couleur

Un moment, un peu d'air, dans une bulle sans humeur

Un vieil homme approcha, fermant ainsi cette parenthèse

Il s'assit à côté de moi et me regarda, l'air à l'aise

Avec un regard confiant, il me dit cette phrase sans astuce

'Quel dommage que les gens ne se parlent pas plus'

- Jeune homme croyez-moi, j'ai un peu d'expérience

Je ne vous connais pas, je m'assois près de vous

Si les gens se parlaient, les choses auraient un sens

Je vous parle et pourtant, je suis tout sauf un fou

C'est juste que je sais -privilège de l'âge-

Que l'humain est moins sot, s'il est un peu curieux

Que l'humain est plus fort quand il croit au partage

Qu'il devient plus beau quand il ouvre les yeux

{Refrain:}

L'homme est un solitaire qui a besoin des autres

Et plus il est ouvert et plus il devient grand

Découvrez ma culture, j'apprendrai la vôtre

Je pense, donc je suis et tu es, donc j'apprends

Nous avons pris le temps de voir nos différences

De mélanges et rencontres, il faut franchir le seuil

Parlons aux inconnus, sortons de l'ignorance

Faisons de notre monde un terrain sans orgueil

Comme on croise nos voix, croisons nos habitudes

Nous quitterons ce parc plus riches qu'en entrant

Cessons de voir petit, prenons de l'altitude

Partageons nos idées, nos valeurs, notre temps

{au Refrain}

Je pense, donc je suis et tu es, donc j'apprends