Marcel Merkès

Marcel Merkès (7 July 1920 – 30 March 2007) was a French tenor operetta singer. Merkès was born in Bordeaux. After receiving several prizes in singing at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, he started at the age of 22 years at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in the role of Des Grieux in Manon, an opera by Jules Massenet. He often performed an operetta duo with his wife Paulette Merval, a singer and violinist, who he had met at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux. They totaled more than 10,500 performances and recorded many records in their careers. He was a prolific performer at the Théâtre Mogador in Paris. Merkès was married to violinist and singer Paulette Merval. Their son, Alain Merkès, also pursued a career as singer under the name Alain Valmer. Marcel died in Pessac. Source: Article "Marcel Merkès" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bordeaux, Gironde, France, 1920-07-07

Died: 2007-03-30

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Three of the Canebière	Toinet	33
2	1957	Trois de la marine	Antonin Brémond	30

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	À bout portant	Self	80
2	1971	Samedi soir	Self	60
3	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
4	1975	Midi Première	Self	100
5	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
6	1977	Fan School	Self	73
7	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63

Marcel Merkès

Film

Television