Bertrand Belin

L'Embarcadère, Place des Droits de l'Homme

Bertrand Belin is a French singer-songwriter and author-musician whose universe alternates between poetic chanson, minimalist rock, and literature. In recent months he has appeared in cinema, on stage, or read in « La Figure », his latest novel. Seeing him, reading him is good; hearing him sing is just as captivating. He returns with an eighth album where the piano stands majestic, surrounded by strings and a clever electronic balance, guitar, drums, and his ample prose sing our impulses, our loves, our fears. His deep voice, ellipsis-filled lyrics and his distinctive phrasing make him a sing…