Real name: Gaston-Ferdinand Niquet

French composer and singer of the pre-World War II era, born February 16, 1878 at Angers (Maine Et Loire), France, and died on October 4,1943 at Rosny Sous Bois (Seine Saint Denis), France.

Adopting the pseudonym Daniderff - an anagram of his first name Ferdinand - he started out in music halls singing songs of his own composition, as well as setting the poetry of Gaston Couté to music. Expelled due to poor grades and truancy from Nantes Conservatory where he began studies, Daniderff had itinerant and tumultuous beginnings, including stints as a church organist, an impresario, and a leader of a traveling revue. It was not until he attended the Paris Exhibition in 1900 that he made artistic and music business connections that led to more popular acceptance. His main claim to fame is the song "Je cherche après Titine" (1917) which Charlie Chaplin "borrowed" to use in his film 'Modern Times' in 1936. The uncredited usage triggered a lawsuit, in which Daniderff won compensation.