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Georges Ulmer
Person · male · France · Copenhagen · born 1919 · died 1989 · recording since 1945
French actor-singer
Also known as George Ulmer · 조르주 윌메르
Timeline
1910s
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: Bing ! / Ma voiture contre une jeep
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1970s
1980s
Biography
Biography
Georges Ulmer (1919–1989) was a Danish-born composer, librettist, and actor who became a naturalized French citizen. He was born Jørgen Frederik Ulmer on 16 February 1919 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died on 29 September 1989 at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was the father of singer Laura Ulmer.
Biography
Ulmer grew up in Spain, where he started work as a musical performer, writer, and composer for the movies. However, it was in France that he quickly found a permanent place in the musical firmament with his immortal cliché of Parisian tourism, Pigalle, which he co-wrote in 1944 with the lyricist, Géo Koger, and composed with Guy Luypaerts. Other than his own interpretation, the song was also covered by Jean Sablon, Charles Dumont, Franck Pourcel, Paul Anka, Bing Crosby, Petula Clark, Silvio Berlusconi, and many others.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups)
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Bing ! / Ma voiture contre une jeepSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Bing ! (Vieux cheval de gaucho) 2Ma voiture contre une jeep | 1945 | ||
| 1945 | Marie / Quand allons-nous nous marier ?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:43AQuand allons nous nous marier ?2:52 BMarie (Petit béguin du mois de mai)2:51 | May 1945 | ||
| 1946 | Pigalle / Un petit bout de femmeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Pigalle 2Un petit bout de femme | 1946 | ||
| 1946 | J’ai bu / Goût de mielSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1J’ai bu 2Goût de miel | 1946 | ||
| 1947 | Il jouait de la contrebasse / Parle-moi en françaisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Il jouait de la contrebasse 2Parle-moi en français | 1947 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Quand allons‐nous nous marier ?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 53:111Quand allons‐nous nous marier ?2:48 2Marie (Petit Béguin du mois de mai)2:47 3Il jouait de la contrebasse3:02 4Ma voiture contre une jeep2:32 5Pigalle2:58 6C’est loin tout ça3:22 7J’ai bu3:23 8Un monsieur attendait2:51 9Nuits de Paris3:06 10Hôtel des Artistes2:57 11Copenhague3:10 12Le Promeneur de minuit3:12 13Nicole3:08 14À quoi servent les heures2:43 15Casablanca2:53 16Caroline chérie2:37 17L’Amour et l’Argent3:28 18Marseille2:14 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 2019 | Just a GigoloSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:18:191Quand allons–nous nous marier ?2:49 2Bing ! (Vieux cheval de gaucho)2:34 3Marie (Petit Béguin du mois de mai)2:50 4Ma voiture contre une jeep2:34 5Un petit bout de femme2:24 6L’Étrange Docteur Clair3:13 7Pigalle2:59 8C’est loin tout ça3:25 9J’ai bu3:23 10Goût de miel3:09 11Il jouait de la contrebasse3:04 12Un monsieur attendait2:56 13Nuits de Paris3:07 14Hôtel des Artistes2:58 15Copenhague3:12 16Quand l’amour2:13 17Samedi soir3:20 18Nicole3:09 19Le Petit Bonhomme crépu3:03 20Just a Gigolo2:25 21September3:13 22Any Time That Love decides2:12 23Dinah (sung in german)2:26 24Une éternité3:02 25J’ai du mal à sourire3:03 26Le Jour où tu es partie2:58 27Fini2:38 | Compilation | 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Georges Ulmer head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 44 | 84.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GeorgesUlmer-1959-Harcourt.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/836ad164-ec00-4652-89d3-e34353627f63discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/836ad164-ec00-4652-89d3-e34353627f63core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374887genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374887seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Ulmerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Ulmer
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Studio Harcourt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1374887 · MusicBrainz: 836ad164-ec00-4652-89d3-e34353627f63
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