Marie Rouanet
Marie Rouanet was a French Occitan singer and writer.
Life and career
Rouanet was born in Béziers, Hérault in 1936. Her father was a mechanic and she studied to be a school teacher. Since she was very interested in the history and the ethnography of her region, she started to write poems and songs in Occitan and was a member of the so-called Nova Chançon along with Patric, Joan-Pau Verdier or Rosina de Pèira. She performed her wedding with Ives Roqueta in Occitan in 1978.She released records with the company Ventadorn and wrote several books in French.
Rouanet died on 25 January 2026, at the age of 89.
Discography
Pica Relòtge, 1973Cantem Nadal, 1977 Contra corrent la Trocha Nada, 1976A l'Intrada del Temps clar, 1976Me soveni..., 1979Als enfants d'Occitania, 1979L'eternitat, 1982Books
Occitanie 1970, les poètes de la décolonisation Dins de patetas rojas Apollonie,Reine au coeur du monde Je ne dois pas toucher les choses du jardin La Marche lente des glaciers Nous les filles, memoriesDu côté des hommes Luxueuse austérité Mauvaises nouvelles de la chair Trésors d'enfance La Nègre L’Arpenteur Murmures pour Jean Hugo Abécédaire de l'Espérance Mon rouge Rougier Territoires sonores- ''Émerveillements''