# Michelle Senlis

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**Michelle Senlis** (20 July 1933 – 21 July 2020) was a French lyricist and songwriter.[1][2] She notably wrote songs for [Jean Ferrat](/source/Jean_Ferrat), [Juliette Gréco](/source/Juliette_Gr%C3%A9co), [Fabienne Thibeault](/source/Fabienne_Thibeault), and [Hugues Aufray](/source/Hugues_Aufray).

## Biography

[Édith Piaf](/source/%C3%89dith_Piaf) was the first singer to perform a song written by Senlis. She wrote *Les Amants d'un jour* in 1956 and *Comme moi* 1958 for [Marguertie Monnot](/source/Marguertie_Monnot). She co-wrote numerous songs with her partner, Claude Delécluse, including *La Belle Amour* for [Léo Ferré](/source/L%C3%A9o_Ferr%C3%A9) in 1959.

In 1963, among others, Senlis wrote *C'est un jour à Naples* for [Dalida](/source/Dalida), *Rachel* for Juliette Gréco, and *Quatre cents Enfants noirs* Christine Sèvres. In 1967, with [Fracis Lai](/source/Fracis_Lai), she wrote a song, titled *Venise sous la neige* and sung by Jacqueline Dulac. However, it was with Jean Ferrat that her career was most fruitful. She wrote thirty songs for Ferrant.[3] Other performers she wrote for included [Noëlle Cordier](/source/No%C3%ABlle_Cordier), Georgette Lemaire, [Mireille Mathieu](/source/Mireille_Mathieu), [Régine Zylberberg](/source/R%C3%A9gine_Zylberberg), and [Jacques Hustin](/source/Jacques_Hustin).

For the last twenty years of her life, Senlis left the songwriting industry and took up painting. However, she made a return one last time in 2016, writing the song *Elle a refermé le piano* for [Isabelle Aubret](/source/Isabelle_Aubret). In 2016, she published a collection of poems, titled *Du cœur à l'aubier* and dedicated to her longtime companion, Claude Delécluse.

Michelle Senlis died in [Paris](/source/Paris) on 21 July 2020 at the age of 87.[4]

## References

1. ["Acte d'adhésion aux statuts de la Sacem de Michelle Senlis - autrice adhérente"](https://musee.sacem.fr/index.php/Detail/objects/10890) (in French). *Musée SACEM*

1. ["Michelle Senlis"](https://musee.sacem.fr/index.php/Detail/entities/2519) (in French). *Musée SACEM*

1. ["Magazine du 13éme 2017 Avril"](https://fr.calameo.com/books/0003261041d8767250b4c) (in French). *Calaméo*. April 2017.

1. ["FRICAULT*MICHELLE JACQUELINE JEANNE/"](https://static.data.gouv.fr/resources/fichier-des-personnes-decedees/20200825-170946/deces-2020-m07.txt) (in French). *Bnf Databank*

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