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Sacha Distel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alexandre Distel, Alexandre "Sacha" Distel, Sacha‐Alexandre Distel
French musician (1933–2004)
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Film & TV
Paris, France
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded…
Known for
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You — Self (archive footage)2023
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Sheila, toutes ces vies-là — Self (archive footage)2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- Numéro un - Demis Roussos — Self2020
- A Night at the Opera — Self (archive footage)2020
- Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.2004
- Chanter la vie — Self2001
- Star Academy — Self2001
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1933-01-29
- Active to
- 2004-07-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 134,426
- Total plays
- 665,701
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Sacha Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004), nephew of band leader Ray Ventura, was a French singer who had hits such as a cover version of the Academy Award winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (originally recorded by B.J. Thomas) Frank & Nancy Sinatra's Something Stupid and "Scoubidou". He was born in Paris to At age 16, Distel became a professional jazz guitarist. Over his career he worked alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sacha+Distel">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sacha
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Carrère
- Official website
- www.sachadistel.com/fr
- Image
- Sacha distel4.jpg
- Significant event
- funeral
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- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1933-01-29
- date of death
- 2004-07-22
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Sacha Distel
- relative
- Ray Ventura
- birth name
- Alexandre Sacha Distel
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- pseudonym
- Sacha
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- social media followers
- 32300
- copyright representative
- SACEM
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