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William Sheller
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French recording artist; singer and composer
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Paris, France
William Sheller (born William Desbœuf) on 9 July 1946) is a French classical composer and singer-songwriter. A prominent artist of French popular music since the 1970s, William Sheller has the particularity of being one of the few singers of French chanson who has benefited from a solid background in classical music. This has influenced his repertoire with a sophisticated musical style,…
Known for
- The Jolly Forgers — Le Père Benoit2023
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Taratata — Self1993
- Excalibur — King / Roi1990
- Les Nuls, l'émission — Self - Musical Guest1990
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Sacrée soirée — Self1987
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1946-07-09
Discography
- Lux Aeterna1972
- William Sheller1975
- ... Dans un vieux rock'n'roll1976
- Symphoman1977
- Nicolas1980
- J’suis pas bien1981
- Simplement1983
- Quatuors1985
- Univers1987
- Ailleurs1989
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- 63,435
- Total plays
- 774,960
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William Sheller, born 1946 in Paris, France, is a french singer, pianist and composer. He's most known for his famous song Un homme heureux. His works present various styles from popular and funny songs like Rock'n'Dollars to instrumental orchestration composition like "Lux Aeterna". He started learning music with Yves Margat, a former student of Gabriel Fauré. His first works for popular music started out with Barbara before he began his long solo career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Will
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 17th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Genre
- symphonic rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Identite-WilliamSheller-1976-Sacem.png
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- date of birth
- 1946-07-09
- birth name
- William Jean Desbœuf
- name in native language
- William Jean Hand
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- social media followers
- 19700
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- pseudonym
- William Sheller
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
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- William Sheller
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