Julien Clerc

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Paul-Alain Leclerc, popularly known as Julien Clerc (born October 4, 1947 in Paris) is a French singer.

His father was a UNESCO employee and his mother is from Guadeloupe. Many of the chansons he sings were written by Étienne Roda-Gil, a long time collaborator. His brother, Gérard Leclerc, is a political commentator on France 2.

For a time he was involved with French actress Miou-Miou, who in 1978 bore him a daughter, Jeanne Herry. Like her father, Jeanne has pursued a career in show business, albeit as an actress and comedian rather than as a singer.

Julien Clerc owes his fame in France to his 1969 French language adaptation of the musical Hair. Since then he has sung a great many popular songs, and is generally considered one of the greatest francophone musicians of his generation. In 2003, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

[edit] Awards

1974 : Five golden records

[edit] Discography

1968, Yann et les dauphins.
1970, Des jours entiers à t'aimer
1971, Julien Clerc
1972, Liberté égalité ou la mort
1973, Julien
1974, Terre de France
1975, N°7
1976, A mon âge et a l'heure qu'il est
1978, Jaloux
1979, 36 Front populaire (comédie musicale)
1980, Clerc Julien
1980, Sans entracte
1981, Vendredi 13 (live à Lyon mars 1981)
1982, Femmes indiscrétion et blasphème
1983, Pantin 1983 (live)
1984, Aime-moi
1987, Les aventures à l'eau
1990, Fais-moi une place
1990, Pierre et le Loup de Prokofiev (voix off)
1991, Amours secretes...passions publiques
1992, Utile
1994, Olympia integral 94 (live)
1996, Julien
1997, Si on chantait (compilation)
1997, Le 4 octobre (live 4 octobre 1997) Concert to celebrate his 30-year music career in the Palais des Sports.
1998, Integrale 68-98
1999, Aimer (ses plus belles chanson d'amour) + Danser + Partir (compilations)
2000, Si j'étais elle
2002, Julien déménage électrique-acoustique (live 2cds)
2003, Studio (album de reprise 13 titres)
2005, Double Enfance