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Denez Prigent

French folk singer-songwriter

PersonAge 60humanQ10679

Also known as Denis Prigent

Born: February 17, 1966
Birthplace: Santec
Citizenship: France
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, recording artist
, singer
+1 more
Education: University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany
, lycée Kerichen
Languages spoken, written or signed: Breton
, French
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Denez Prigent is a Breton folk singer-songwriter of the gwerz and kan ha diskan styles of Breton music. From his debut at the age of 16, he was known for singing traditional songs a cappella, and has moved on to singing his own songs with techno music accompaniments. He has performed in France as well as internationally and has recorded seven studio and two live albums.

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GGortoz a ran2000 · song by Denez Prigent and Lisa Gerrard from Black Hawk Down

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Given name: Denez
Genre: Breton song
kan ha diskan
gwerz
rock music
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-28
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world music
folk rock
Awards: Ya d'ar brezhoneg
Le Monde de la musique
Télérama
Label: Barclay
Coop Breizh
Website: denezprigent.com
Family name: Prigent
Name in native language: Denis Prigent
Instrument: voice
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Discography: Denez Prigent discography
Social media followers: 12,600(August 17, 2025) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-08-17
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11,400(January 25, 2025) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-01-25
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10,000(March 9, 2024) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-03-09
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9,830(January 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-16
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8,150(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
6,450(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA
5,840(October 11, 2021) youtube channel id: UCCeW4hW8UFUTuIaD4-jVfhA

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