Gilbert Montagné

Gilbert Montagné (French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ mɔ̃taɲe]; born 28 December 1951) is a French singer, musician, pianist and organist from the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris and Bourbonnais historical region of central France.

Blind since shortly after birth, he is best known for his international hit "The Fool" which was a number 1 single across Europe and South America in 1971, as well as his songs "On va s'aimer" (1983) and "Les Sunlights des tropiques" (1984).

In France, he is still a popular album and concert artist, having toured and sung with Johnny Hallyday and Kool & the Gang.

[1] Montagné was active in politics within the Union for a Popular Movement under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy.

In 2022, Saint-Léon, the village his father was originally from and Montagné visited as a child, named a square after him.