Bertrand Cantat (born 5 March 1964) is a French songwriter, singer, and musician known for being the former frontman of the rock band Noir Désir. He is son a navy officer. In 2003, he was proven guilty without a doubt and convicted of the murder (“murder with indirect intent” ) of French actress Marie Trintignant, which occurred in a hotel room in Vilnius.

 At the height of Noir Désir’s success in the 1990s, Cantat was a prominent figure in French music.^[ Noir Désir is regarded “to have made the history of the French rock scene for three decades”

Cantat returned to Noir Désir after his release from prison in 2007, playing with the group until it disbanded in 2010. He subsequently formed a musical duo with Pascal Humbert, calling themselves Détroit. Full Bio at WIKI

Murder and imprisonment –

In 2003, Cantat began an affair with French actress Marie Trintignant. On 26 July of that year, Cantat and Trintignant got in a fight in a hotel room in Vilnius, Lithuania, following a dispute over a text message. Cantat had inflicted 19 blows to Trintignant’s head, causing irreversible brain damage. In March 2004, Cantat was sentenced by Vilnius Regional Court under Article 129 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code to eight years in prison for murder.

Cantat was released from the French prison on parole in October 2007, after serving half of his sentence.His early release aroused the anger of women’s rights activists and the victim’s parents. On the night of 10 January 2010, Cantat’s former wife Krisztina Rády Cantat died by suicide. At the time of her death, Bertrand Cantat was present in the house.  Shortly before her death, Rády had complained of mental abuse by Cantat. But court did not find sufficient proof and he was not charged.
In October 2010, three months after his probational status of release was lifted and his sentence declared completed, Cantat resumed his musical career.

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