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Kent : someone good

Kent is one of the crucial French artists of his generation. It sounds pompous but it’s true. He is versatile, an artist with a capital A.

In 1977, Kent contributes to the rise of French new wave rock with his band Starshooter. With bands like Téléphone or Bijou, they epitomize the expectations of many youngsters looking for a mouthpiece.

That collective affair lasted five years. Thereafter, Kent went solo. His career promised to be rich and diverse, and it has really been ever since!

Kent the songwriter:

With 17 studio albums released (his latest, “L’homme de Mars”, was a CD-book issued in 2008 by Actes Sud) in more than 30 years of musical creations, Kent is famous for his consistent body of work and well respected by most of his peers. Many of his songs are landmarks. Among them, “Juste quelqu’un de bien” turned into a hit by Enzo Enzo in 1994 (the song gained him the award of Best song of the year at Les Victoires de la Musique, the French music awards), “J’aime un pays”, “Tous les mômes”, “Un peu de Prévert”, “Dis-moi est-ce que tu m’aimeras” ou encore “Bienvenue au club”. Of course, Kent from Lyon, doesn’t only roar for himself, and many representatives of la french chanson have required his songwriter’s skills (Zazie, Enrico Macias, Johnny Hallyday, Nolwenn Leroy, Michel Fugain, Calogero…).

Kent the cartoonist-illustrator:

Under the name Kent Hutchinson, he has drawn six albums issued by Métal Hurlant et Futuropolis.

Kent the novelist:

He has written 5 novels. JC Lattès issued the latest, “Vibrato”, in 2007.

Kent keeps on travelling the world with a guitar in his hand and a pencil behind his ear: he loves to wander where he’s the least expected.
He’s definitely someone good. Actually, he’s even better.