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Aristide Bruant
French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Aristide Briand.
Aristide Bruant (French: [aʁistid bʁyɑ̃]; 6 May 1851 – 11 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He has also been credited as the creator of the chanson réaliste musical genre.[1][2][3]
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