Étienne Daho

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Oran, Algeria

Étienne Daho (born 14 January 1956) is a French singer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981. Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery voice somewhat akin to Leonard Cohen or Chet Baker and his music established him as a pop cult hero. He cites Serge Gainsbourg, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys and Syd…

Known for

• Sylvie Vartan - Je tire ma révérence — Self : Guest2025
• Vanessa Paradis, la soirée — Self2025
• Étienne Daho Show — Self2024
• La bande son des années 90 — Self2024
• Jane Birkin « Oh ! Pardon tu dormais... », le concert — Self : Friend & Guest singer2022
• Le Late avec Alain Chabat — Self2022
• Live @ Echoes with Jehnny Beth — Self2020
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu — Self2019
• Etienne Daho - Basique, le concert 2018 — Self2018
• Basique, le concert — Self2018

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1956

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

100,943

Total plays

1,546,355

Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran, Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and musician. Since the early 1980s, he has had an extensive and successful career in the French-speaking world, with a synth-driven and rock-influenced pop sound. He is known for his low, whispery singing style, similar to Leonard Cohen and Benjamin Biolay, and for his innovative and creative music videos. His main influence is Francoise Hardy. Daho is best known in Britain for his appearence on the number 11 S

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Étienne

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Oran

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

French

Genre

trip hop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Barclay

Official website

dahofficial.com

Image

EtienneDaho-StudioHarcourt-1987.png

Number of children

1

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