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 leading role in the 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 after transferring the rights to his hugely popular song, Partir, to the UN.

[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

Cooperation in

  • 1979, Emilie Jolie by Philippe Chatel

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