BIOGRAPHY :
Maxime Le Forestier was born on 10 February 1949 in Paris (France) of an English father and French mother. Maxime Le Forestier learned the violin from childhood. When expelled from school in 1965, he trades his violin against a guitar and formed a duo with her sister to play in cabarets parisiens. During this period he became acquainted with Georges Moustaki then Serge Reggiani who plays one of those songs. In 1969, Maxime Le Forestier recorded his first 45 laps before leaving for the army. Released in 1970, he left the United States, where he will know for a few months Bohemian life that inspire certain securities ( "San Francisco") of its first album "My Brother" in 1972. That same year, he realized his dream of approaching her idol Georges Brassens and play in the first part of his performances.

Maxime Le Forestier between the closed world of singers and contestants will remain popular throughout the seventies. However, later the public will ignore it and it was not until 1987 and the album "Né Quelque Part" to return his favors. Singer hired, he participated in many humanitarian works as "The Bastards" and "Sol En Si. Brassens fan since forever, Maxime Le Forestier has released five albums since 1979 on which he takes in the studio and live songs of Brassens. In 1996 he received the Victoire de la Musique for Best Album for "Skip My Route". If it is not the most media artists, it does not s'offusque this situation that allows him to keep his freedom of expression and work at their own pace without pressure. In 2008, he released the album "Stay Lovers" on which we douze titres book filled with poetry and love.