2013 bertrand cantat biography

French musician and convicted murderer (born 1964)

Musical artist

Bertrand Lucien Bruno Cantat (French pronunciation:[bɛʁtʁɑ̃lysjɛ̃bʁynokɑ̃ta], Occitan:[kanˈtat]; born 5 March 1964) is a French songwriter, singer, and convicted murderer known for being the former frontman of the rock band Noir Désir.

In 2003, he was proven guilty without a doubt and convicted of the murder ("murder with indirect intent" – dolus eventualis) of French actress Marie Trintignant, which occurred in a hotel room in Vilnius.^[1] To some controversy, Cantat returned to Noir Désir after his release from prison in 2007, playing with the group until it disbanded in 2010.^[2] He subsequently formed a musical duo with Pascal Humbert, calling themselves Détroit.

2013 bertrand cantat biography

Early life

Cantat was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The son of a navy officer, he spent his childhood in Le Havre. His family moved when he was an adolescent to Bordeaux.^[citation