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Gustave Nadaud

voc, 1820-1893 FR, Roubaix
Singer / Songwriter of Classical

Gustave Nadaud (20 February 1820 in Roubaix – 28 April 1893 in Passy) was a French songwriter and chansonnier.Nadaud's first career was as an accountant; he took up songwriting as a hobby at age 28. His friends encouraged him, and he submitted his work for publication in L'Illustration and Le Figaro. This genre of songwriting followed on from writers of the previous generation such as Pierre-Jean de Béranger.Although Nadaud wrote over 300 songs, he died in poverty. A college in Wattrelos, in northern France, is named after him.