Nicolas Brazier

[1] At first a jeweller's apprentice, then employed in the "Droits réunis" (the French indirect taxes administration of the time), he showed a talent for verse and was encouraged and guided by Armand Gouffé.

Following his first success at the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques, in 1803, he left his job to devote himself to chansons and to the theatre, following courses at school to fill in the gaps in his education.

His witty, spirited and lively chansons often proved popular, though the vulgarity of his style has led to them being forgotten.

His collaborators included Dumersan, Désaugiers, Merle, Mélesville, Théaulon, Carmouche, etc.

He wrote, in the Vert-Vert, a series of articles on les Abbés chansonniers, etc.