Louis Laurent Bertignac was born in Oran, former French Algeria, on 23 February
1954, and is best known as a founding member, guitarist, and singer of the
legendary French rock group Téléphone, who formed in 1976 and parted ways a
decade later. Following the band's split, Louis Bertignac formed the group Louis
Bertignac et les Visiteurs with bassist Corine Marienneau and recorded two
albums: a self-titled debut in 1987 and Rocks in 1990. He branched out as a solo
artist three years later, releasing the Tony Visconti-produced Elle and Louis
(1993), followed by live acoustic album ...