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Michel Sardou, born Michel Charles Sardou on 26 January 1947 in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, is a French singer, stage actor, film actor and composer. His father was Fernand Sardou and his mother was Jackie Sardou; his own children are Romain Sardou and Davy Sardou. His career began in 1965, working in the chanson and French pop genres with bass guitar and voice as his instruments, recording for the Barclay and Philips Records labels.
Sardou is represented by SACEM for copyright purposes. He has received the Commander, Officer and Knight ranks of the Legion of Honour, as well as the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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Paris, France
Michel Charles Sardou, who is known by his credited stage name as Michel Sardou (born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries ("Musulmanes"), clerical celibacy ("Le curé"),…
Known for
- TPMP ! Toute la vérité — Self2025
- Michel raconte Sardou2025
- 50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier — Self (archive footage)2025
- Michel Sardou : Je me souviens d'un adieu — Self2024
- Sardou, autoportrait — Self2024
- D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle — Self - singer (archive footage)2024
- Tous les chanteurs s'appellent Michel — Self (archive footage)2023
- L'énigme Michel Sardou — Self2023
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1947
Discography
Member of
- Les Enfoirés1989–1989
- Les Enfoirés1998–1998
- Les Enfoirés2004–2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 147,803
- Total plays
- 1,890,870
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Michel Sardou (born January 26, 1947) is a French singer. He was born in Paris, the son of Fernand Sardou and Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou). Contrary to what has been written at the beginning of his career, he is not the grandson of the dramatist Victorien Sardou. He is known for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries, clerical celibacy and colonialism. Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricai
Key facts
- Born
- Michel Charles Sardou , ( 1947-01-26 ) 26 January 1947 (age 79) , Paris , France
- Genres
- French popular music
- Occupations
- Singer, songwriter, actor
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Labels
- Barclay , Tréma , Universal
- Website
- michelsardou .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 18th arrondissement of Paris
- Child
- Davy Sardou
- Father
- Fernand Sardou
- Mother
- Jackie Sardou
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Genre
- French pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- michelsardou.artiste.universalmusic.fr
- Image
- Michel Sardou 2014.jpg
- Height
- 1.75
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- date of birth
- 1947-01-26
- Commons category
- Michel Sardou
- name in native language
- Michel Sardou
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- social media followers
- 350000
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- birth name
- Michel Charles Sardou
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Encyclopedic overview
Michel Charles Sardou ( French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʃaʁl saʁdu] ; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor.
He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries ("Musulmanes"), clerical celibacy ("Le curé"), colonialism ("Le temps des colonies", "Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout") or the death penalty ("Je suis pour"). Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States of America. He has been accused of being a racist due to his 1976 song "Le temps des colonies", in which a former colonial soldier proudly tells his memories of colonialism, but Sardou has always claimed the song was sarcastic. His 1981 single "Les lacs du Connemara" was an international hit (especially in the Netherlands). A number of his hit songs were written in collaboration with Jacques Revaux and Pierre Delanoë, a few others (most notably "En chantant") with Italian singer Toto Cutugno.
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