Gilles Thibaut

Born in Paris on 21 September 1927, died in La Hauteville on 2 August 2000; Gilles Thibaut, born Lucien Marie Antoine Thibaut, was a lyricist. In 1967 he wrote the chanson “Comme d’habitude” with Claude François and Jacques Revaux, and in 1976 the lyrics of “Je vais t’aimer” for Michel Sardou; for Johnny Hallyday he wrote among others “Que je t’aime” and “Requiem pour un fou”. On the gala recording Doc Heilein and Friends Gala 2023 – Ich will keine Schokolade (2023) Ricardo Marinello, Tomas Kildisius, Dennis LeGree and Matthias Heilein sing “My Way”, Paul Anka’s English version of “Comme d’habitude”, for which he wrote the French lyrics; the music is by Claude François and Jacques Revaux.