French singer and producer born in Lyon on July 2, 1944, Claude Puterflam began his career in the 1960s. Signed to the Vogue label, he played tambourine for Jacques Dutronc on the hit "Et moi, et moi, et moi", and recorded his first EP Tu Ne M'as Pas Cru (1966) under the name Peter Flam, followed by Quand On N'A Trouvé Personne à Aimer (1967) and the single L'Aveugle (1968) under his real name. In 1968, he joined Jacques Dutronc's other musicians to form the progressive pop group Le Système Crapoutchik, which released two albums on his new label Flamophone. At the same time, Claude Puterflam continued to record on his own account, releasing a succession of singles such as the hit "Gwendolina " (1972), followed by "Señora", "Libérez les femmes " (1973), "Chéri", "Amour d'été, chagrin d'automne" (1974) and "Reviens mon corps te regrette" (1975). After his participation in the rock opera La Révolution Française in 1973 and the group's break-up in 1975, he collaborated on various projects and formed the duo Sublime de Luxe with his friend Jean Schultheis, whose only single included an adaptation of The Troggs' classic "Wild Thing ", renamed "Chose molle" (1979). Creator of several recording studios, including Studio Gang in 1974 and Translab in 1976, Claude Puterflam produced Richard Gilly, Jean Schultheis ("Confidence pour confidence"), Philippe Cataldo ("Les Divas du dancing"), Sang Mêlé and Ilous & Decuyper. Between pop and rock, he recorded two solo albums, Claude Puterflam (1980) and Désabusé (1982), from which "La Petite" is taken. In 2020, he re-recorded several songs from his repertoire, which he brought together for the album La Voix de Mon Être.
