Axel Bauer (born April 7, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French singer.
In 2001, his duet with French singer Zazie, "À ma place", reached number four on the French charts.
Bauer first came to prominence with the release of "Cargo de Nuit" in 1983, featuring a video directed by the controversial filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Mondino - the first to be screened on the French version of MTV in 1984. Roger Daltrey, of The Who fame, went on to re-record the son...
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Axel Bauer (born April 7, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French singer.
In 2001, his duet with French singer Zazie, "À ma place", reached number four on the French charts.
Bauer first came to prominence with the release of "Cargo de Nuit" in 1983, featuring a video directed by the controversial filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Mondino - the first to be screened on the French version of MTV in 1984. Roger Daltrey, of The Who fame, went on to re-record the song.
He went on to sign a contract with EMI, and became the first French artist to be housed in London by the record label. The first album as part of the deal, "Les Nouveaux Seigneurs", was a modest success, but a lack of radio airplay hampered its performance. Bauer disappeared from the music scene until he released his follow-up work, "Sentinelles", in 1990, with one of its singles, "Turn Off The Light", going gold a year later.
After a brief period of touring, Bauer again vanished from French music, before releasing "Simple Mortel" at the...
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