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May 2022
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Quand les chanteurs chantaient pour des ...

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Dans les années 60, la radio RTL et une agence avaient demandé à des artistes d'interpréter des pubs. Voilà comment en 1967, Nino Ferrer a vanté les mérites d'une marque de lessive qui lavait plus blanc que blanc. Nino Ferrer avait du génie, il a composé et chanté plusieurs versions de cette même publicité. L'année suivante, et toujours sur RTL on pouvait en ... Show More
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