| Christophe Maé | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christophe Martichon |
| Born | 16 October 1975 |
| Origin | Carpentras, France |
| Genres | Pop Folk pop Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter Adult contemporary |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Website | http://www.christophe-mae.fr/home |
Christophe Maé (born 16 October 1975 in Carpentras, Vaucluse) is a French pop singer.
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Maé learned to play the violin at age 6, and later began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immobilised from a chronic illness. He has stated that this was the time when he became inspired by Stevie Wonder.[1] In 2005 he rose to fame by playing the role of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV in the musical "Le Roi Soleil".
Maé's first album was entitled Sa Danse Donne, and released in 2002–2003. This album is not considered his first studio album. He released his first studio album, Mon paradis (My Paradise) on 19 March 2007, with the singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais" and "Ça fait mal". His fourth single is "Belle Demoiselle". Mon Paradis was France's second best-selling album of 2007 after Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika, selling more than 1 600 000 albums to date.
Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004. In 2010, Maé's second studio album, On trace la route, was released. It has sold more than 600,000 units to date.[2]
Maé's music is largely acoustic. He has cited Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, and Jack Johnson as well as French singer-songwriters Francis Cabrel and Gérald De Palmas as musical influences. He allegedly began to learn harmonica as a tribute to Stevie Wonder, who is commonly cited as his biggest influence musically.[3]
His girlfriend is Nadège Sarron. Their first son, named Jules, was born in March 2008.[4]
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| 2007 | Mon paradis
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France : Diamond[5] |
| 2008 | Comme à la maison
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France : 2×Platinum |
| 2010 | On trace la route
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France : Diamond[6] |
| 2011 | On trace la route - Le live
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| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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| 2007 | "On s'attache" | 1 | 2 | 27 | 4 | Mon paradis |
| "Parce qu'on sait jamais" | 6 | 12 | 52 | 10 | ||
| "Ça fait mal" | - | 3 | - | 16 | ||
| 2008 | "Belle Demoiselle" | 13 | 13 | 74 | 10 | |
| "C'est ma terre" | - | 11 | 91 | 18 | Comme à la maison | |
| "Mon p'tit gars" | 2 | 18 | - | 33 | ||
| 2009 | "Dingue, dingue, dingue" | 1 | 3 | 37 | 4 | On trace la route |
| 2010 | "J'ai laissé" | - | 2 | - | 16 | |
| "Je me lâche" | - | 16 | 47 | 12 | ||
| "Pourquoi c'est beau" | - | 33 | - | - | ||
| 2011 | "La rumeur" | 54 | - | - | - | |
| Preceded by Miss Dominique |
Victoires de la Musique Group or artist popular révélation of the year 2008 |
Succeeded by Sefyu |
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