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Enrico Macias, born Gaston Ghrenassia on December 11, 1938, in Constantine, is a French singer-songwriter, recording artist, actor, and debater. He performs in French and is associated with genres including chanson, world music, and Andalusi classical music. His musical repertoire features the oud and guitar. He has released recordings through Pathé, EMI, and Philips Records, with SACEM serving as his copyright representative.
Macias began his work period in 1962 and is a practitioner of Judaism. He is the relative of Cheikh Raymond. His artistic output has been tagged with descriptors such as French, chanson française, oldies, and French pop. He holds French citizenship and has received the award of Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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Film & TV
Constantine, France [now Algeria]
Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is a French singer, songwriter and musician. Gaston Ghrenassia was born to a Sephardic Jewish family. His father, Sylvain Ghrenassia (1914–2004), was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily malouf, Andalusian classical music. Gaston played the guitar from childhood, and started playing with the Cheikh…
Known for
- The Nursing Home, the TV series — Rico2026
- Laurent Gerra, l'anniversaire-événement — Self2025
- Serge Lama, le dernier rappel — Self2025
- Oldies But Goodies — Rico2024
- Pour ton mariage — Self2023
- Une journée avec Jacques Brel — Self2023
- Ces chansons de nos vacances — Self2022
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Enrico Macias, de l'amour plein la tête — Self2022
- Quelle époque ! — Self - Guest2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1938
Discography
- Adieu mon pays / Par ton premier baiser / Oh guitare, guitare / Ma maison, ma maison1962
- Va t’en / L’Oriental / Constantine / Chiquita1962
- Enrico Macias1963
- Ouvre ta main et donne / El porompompero / L'Île du Rhône / Souviens-toi des Noëls de là-bas1963
- Chiquita1964
- Enrico Macias à l’Olympia1964
- L'Ami fidèle / Les Filles de mon pays1964
- À l’Olympia1965
- Paris, tu m’as pris dans tes bras1965
- 12 Nouvelles Chansons1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 69,112
- Total plays
- 625,488
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Enrico Macias (born Gaston Ghrenassia December 11, 1938) is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer. He was born in Constantine, Algeria and played the guitar since childhood. His father was a violinist in an orchestra that played primarily maalouf, Andalo-Arabic music. Gaston started playing with the orchestra at 15, and soon replaced the bandleader, Cheick Raymond. He pursued a career as a school teacher, but continued practicing the guitar. In 1961 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Enrico+Maci
Key facts
- Born
- Gaston Ghrenassia , ( 1938-12-11 ) 11 December 1938 (age 87) , Constantine , French Algeria
- Genres
- Chanson , World
- Occupations
- Composer, singer, songwriter
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Years active
- 1962–
- Label
- EMI
- Website
- enricomacias .net
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Constantine
- Occupation
- debater
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Enrico Macias 2016.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1938-12-11
- Commons category
- Enrico Macias
- relative
- Cheikh Raymond
- pseudonym
- Enrico Macias
- name in native language
- Gaston Ghrenassia
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- birth name
- Gaston Ghrenassia
- number of viewers/listeners
- 7894814
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is a French singer, songwriter and musician.
Early years
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