Pierre-Jean de Béranger

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʒɑ̃ beʁɑ̃ʒe] ; 19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has been described as "the most popular French songwriter of all time" and "the first superstar of French popular music".

Some newspapers from Malaysia and Seychelles mention that he was the retrospective composer of Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan, the anthem of the peninsular sultanate of Perak whose melody was later adopted for Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku; as well as the pre-independent Nusantaran folk song Terang Bulan, but there is argument on whether he wrote either melody.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1780 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France)), Died July 16, 1857 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 78113 10-in. 10/15/1918 Ma grand-mère Maurice Eisner ; Yvette Guilbert Soprano vocal solo, with piano songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Béranger, Pierre-Jean de," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360452.

Béranger, Pierre-Jean de. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360452.

"Béranger, Pierre-Jean de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360452

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