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Xavier Privas
Person · male · France · 2nd arrondissement of Lyon · born 1863 · died 1927
French singer and poet (1863–1927)
Also known as 格扎维埃·普里瓦
Timeline
1860s
1920s
Biography
Biography
Antoine Paul Taravel, known as Xavier Privas (27 September 1863 – 6 February 1927) was a French singer, poet, goguettier and composer.
Life
Antoine Paul Taravel was born in Lyon on 27 September 1863.
He made his debut in the goguette of the Caveau Lyonnais in 1888, where he obtained great success.
He was named "prince of songwriters" in 1899.
He was a member of the Paris goguette of Le Cornet.
He died in Paris on 6 February 1927.
Since 1929 there has been a rue Xavier Privas the 5th arrondissement of Paris and in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
Songbooks
Chansons chimériques, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1897 Texte en ligne sur Gallica
Sommeil blanc, pantomime en 1 acte, argument de Xavier Privas, musique de Louis Huvey, Paris, Imprimerie E. Marcilly, 1899
Chansons vécues, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1903 Texte en ligne sur Gallica
L'Amour chante, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1904
Chansons des enfants du peuple, poésies et musique de Xavier Privas, Paris, J. Rueff, 1905
La Chanson sentimentale, Paris, Librairie L. Vanier, 1906 Texte en ligne sur Gallica
La Chanson des heures, poésie et musique, Paris, La Librairie mondiale, 1907 Texte en ligne sur Gallica
Chansons enfantines, 15 chansons et rondes, avec jeux sur les rondes, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Dorbon aîné, 1913
La Douce chanson, 50 chansons, poésie et musique, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Dorbon aîné, 1913
Chansons françaises, poésie et musique, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, E. Figuière, 1919
Au pays des fées, avec Francine Lorée-Privas, Paris, Delagrave, 5 fasc., 1922
Trente ans de chansons, Paris, E. Figuière, 2 vol., 1927-1932
La Chanson de Lyon, Lyon, P. Masson, 1928
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 | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Xavier Privas head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xavier_Privas_1913.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3570774seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Privasbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Privas
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Agence Rol · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3570774 · MusicBrainz: 465ea61e-a04a-4b7e-a8ea-c72f4fd3b083
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