Michel Sardou

Biography

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"), 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. Sardou sold out eighteen consecutive dates at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 2001, while his 2004 album Du plaisir went straight to the number one spot on the French album charts. With a recording career of fifty years, Sardou has released 25 studio albums, 18 live albums and has recorded more than 350 songs (chiefly in French but also in Spanish, Italian and even English) and has sold more than 100 million records. Currently he is considered as one of the most popular artists in the Francophone world and one of the most lucrative, both in sales and in his shows. Michel Sardou was born on 26 January 1947 in Paris. His father, Fernand Sardou, was a singer and an actor while his mother, Jackie Sardou was an actress. His paternal grandfather, Valentin Sardou, was a comedian in Marseille, while his grandmother was a singer. Sardou left school at 17. Sardou began working as a waiter in his father's cabaret in Montmartre. He eventually met Michel Fugain and auditioned for Eddie Barclay. In 1965, Sardou began his recording career with "Le madras", co-written with Michel Fugain and Patrice Laffont. In 1967, his career really picked up, thanks to censorship: while France left NATO's integrated military command and the Vietnam War was causing anti-American sentiment in France, Sardou released "Les Ricains" (The Yanks), a song which stated the debt of gratitude towards the US for the liberation of France. Charles de Gaulle did not like the song and he advised against its broadcast on state radio and television. This gave the singer a new notoriety, and the song let him lay the foundations for his future artistic style. However, from 1967 to 1970, he still found it difficult to have big hits. ... Source: Article "Michel Sardou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Self (archive footage)

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Self (archive footage)

Tous les chanteurs s'appellent Michel

Daniel Bachelet

N'écoutez pas mesdames

Bernard

Promotion canapé

Régis Cassini

L'irlandaise

Thomas Crosky, dit Cross

Cross

Self

Michel Sardou une vie en chantant

Self

Céline Dion, le grand show

Young resistant (uncredited)

Paris brûle-t-il?

Self

Michel Sardou Live 2005 - Palais des Sports

Self

Michel Sardou - Bercy 2001

Self

Michel Sardou - Bercy 91

Self

Michel Sardou - Bercy 93

Self - Host

Michel Sardou - Show Sardou

Self

Michel Sardou - Salut !

Self

Michel Sardou - live 2013

Un gamin

Quatre jours à Paris

Self

Michel Sardou : Je me souviens d'un adieu - Le concert au cinéma

Colonel Legoff

Le prix de l'honneur

Self (archive footage)

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Self

Sardou, autoportrait

Self

Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes

Self

Michel Sardou zénith 2007

Self

Michel Sardou - Bercy 98

Self

Michel Sardou - olympia 95

Self

Michel Sardou - Concert 85 Forest National

Self

Michel Sardou, de scènes en Seine

Self

L'énigme Michel Sardou

Self

Top à... Michel Sardou

Représailles

Bernard

L'Eté de nos quinze ans

Self

Michel Sardou - La dernière danse

Self - Co-Host

Michel Sardou – Dernier show

Self

Sardou, le film de sa vie

(segment 3 "La répétition")

Le lit à deux places

Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur

Self

Michel Sardou - Confidences Et Retrouvailles - Live 2011

Self

Michel Sardou : L'Indomptable

Self

Michel Sardou - Vivant 83

Self

Michel Sardou Concert 87

The Mafioso

Le Grand Restaurant : Réouverture après travaux

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

Self (archive footage)

Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons

Self - singer (archive footage)

D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle

Self

TPMP ! Toute la vérité

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-26

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Michel Charles Sardou