Joe Dassin

Joseph Ira Dassin (born November 5, 1938 in New York City , United States , † August 20, 1980 in Papeete , Tahiti ) was a French chanson singer, composer and writer of American origin.

biography

Joe Dassin's grave in Hollywood Forever Cemetery (section 14), (2011)

Joe Dassin came from a Jewish family formerly based in Odessa , whose family name suggests their place of origin. His parents were the cinema director Jules Dassin and the violinist Béatrice Launer. As a child he lived in New York and Los Angeles . Because of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist policies , his father was forced to leave the United States. After a few stays in different places in Europe, the family finally settled in Paris in 1950 .

After graduating from high school and after his parents divorced, Dassin moved back to the United States in 1956, where he enrolled at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . He financed his studies in cultural anthropology through many part-time jobs.

After completing his studies, Dassin moved back to Paris in 1963, where he worked for Radio RTL . A spokesman for a record label suggested that he record a single . In March 1965, Je change un peu de vent was published .

At the beginning of the 1970s , Dassin celebrated his greatest successes, e.g. B. with Les Champs-Élysées as well as the French versions Ma Musique by Rod Stewart's Sailing and L'été indien by Albatros' Africa and L'Amérique (Yellow River by Christie ). I.a. he also sang the songs La fleur aux dents and Ça va pas changer le monde . In Germany he was very successful with his album Septemberwind , which also contains his world-famous song Les Champs-Élysées in German. Other well-known songs in German were: In Versailles in the large garden , Greetings to mom and There are girls so much to dream .

In 1997, the American punk rock band NOFX released a cover version of the song Champs-Élysées on their album So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes .

Dassin died on August 20, 1980 while on vacation in Tahiti, at the age of only 41, of complications from a heart attack . His grave is in Hollywood Forever Cemetery , Hollywood .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
1995	The Best of Joe Dassin	-	BE ^W38 (5 weeks) BE ^W	-
1995	Le meilleur de Joe Dassin	FR- × 2 Double platinum FR	BE ^W4 (31 weeks) BE ^W	-
2000	Ses plus grands succès	FR- platinum FR	BE ^W9 (26 weeks) BE ^W	CH62 (4 weeks) CH
2005	Éternel ...	FR43 gold (105 weeks)FR	BE ^W6 (27 weeks) BE ^W	CH58 (3 weeks) CH
2007	Une heure avec ... Joe Dassin, Vol. 1	FR115 (7 weeks) FR	-	-
2009	Best of - 3 CD	-	BE ^W13 (20 weeks) BE ^W	-
2010	Best of 3 CD - L'album souvenir	FR177 platinum (1 week)FR	BE ^W27 (24 weeks) BE ^W	-
	Les 100 plus belles chansons	FR188 platinum (4 weeks)FR	BE ^W19 (16 weeks) BE ^W	-
	Dassin symphonique	FR73 (9 weeks) FR	BE ^W93 (2 weeks) BE ^W	-
2013	Et si tu n'existais pas	FR2 (27 weeks) FR	BE ^W3 (39 weeks) BE ^W	CH56 (6 weeks) CH	with Hélène Segara
2015	La collection vol. 1	FR148 (1 week) FR	-	-
	Les plus grandes chansons nostalgia	FR54 (15 weeks) FR	-	-
	Joe Dassin chante avec les Chœurs de l'Armée rouge - Ses plus grands succès	FR74 (5 weeks) FR	BE ^W63 (11 weeks) BE ^W	-

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	FR	BE ^F	BE ^W	DE	CH	Remarks
1966	Bip bip A New York	-	BE ^F39 (4 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1966	Ça m'avance à quoi?	-	BE ^F17 (8 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1967	Excuse Me, Lady A New York	-	BE ^F44 (2 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Les Dalton Les deux mondes de Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F5 (19 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Marie-Jeanne Les deux mondes de Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F28 (7 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1968	La bande à Bonnot Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F35 (5 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Siffler sur la colline Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F2 (24 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Ma bonne étoile Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F4 (20 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1969	Le petit pain au chocolat Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F2 (22 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1969	Les Champs-Élysées Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F4 (19 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		DE31 (4 weeks) DE	CH5 (7 weeks) CH
1970	C'est la vie Lily	-	BE ^F7 (15 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Cecilia	-	BE ^F3 (18 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	La fleur aux dents Joe Dassin	-	BE ^F3 (16 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1971	These are two left shoes ' These are two left shoes'	-	-	-	DE21 (13 weeks) DE	-
	L'équipe à Jojo	-	BE ^F27 (7 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Mais la mer est toujours bleue	-	BE ^F16 (10 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1972	Elle était oh ... Joe Dassin (1971)	-	BE ^F19 (9 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Taka takata (La femme du Toréro) Joe	-	BE ^F16 (10 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		DE50 (1 week) DE	-
	La complainte de l'heure de pointe (À vélo dans Paris)	-	BE ^F8 (14 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1973	Salut les amoureux Joe	-	BE ^F12 (13 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1973	Je t'aime, je t'aime	-	BE ^F26 (8 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1974	À chacun sa chanson 13 chansons nouvelles	-	BE ^F29 (7 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Fais-moi de l'électricité	-	BE ^F25 (8 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Si tu viens au monde	-	BE ^F46 (1 week) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Vade retro Joe Dassin (1974)	-	BE ^F1 (18 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1975	September wind	-	-	-	DE28 (14 weeks) DE	-
1975	L'été india L'été india (africa)	FR35 (8 weeks) FR	BE ^F1 (20 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		DE47 (2 weeks) DE	CH5 (13 weeks) CH	Chart entry in FR only in 1989
1976	Ça va pas changer le monde Joe Dassin (1975)	-	BE ^F2 (15 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	CH15 (1 week) CH
	Et si tu n'existais pas	-	BE ^F3 (13 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
	Il était une fois nous deux	-	BE ^F2 (17 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1977	Le café des 3 colombes	-	BE ^F2 (14 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
1977	Le chateau de sable	-	BE ^F6 (14 weeks) BE ^F[BE ^W : ←]		-	-
2003	L'été india	FR69 (7 weeks) FR	-	-	-	-	with Toto Cutugno
2013	Et si tu n'existais pas Et si tu n'existais pas	FR94 (4 weeks) FR	-	-	-	-	with Hélène Segara

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Awards for music sales

Golden record

France France
- 1977: for the album Le costume blanc / Et si tu n'existais pas
- 1980: for the album 15 ans déjà - 10 chansons nouvelles

2 × gold record

France France
- 1991: for the album Souvenir
- 1995: for the album d'or - L'été indien
- 1995: for the album Le jardin du Luxembourg

Platinum record

France France
- 1985: for the video album De l'Amérique aux Champs Elysées
- 1991: for the album 27 succès
- 2001: for the album Joe Dassin
- 2005: for the video album Olympia '77

2 × platinum record

France France
- 2001: for the album Le meilleur de… 15 ans déjà

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
France (SNEP)	9 × gold9	11 × platinum11	3,240,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
All in all	9 × gold9	11 × platinum11

Bronze bust

Filmography

Joe Dassin has acted in the following films:

1957 : The man who has to die , director: Jules Dassin : as Benos
1959 : Where the hot wind blows , Director: Jules Dassin: as Nico
1964 : Topkapi , director: Jules Dassin: as Joseph
1965 : Lady L , directed by Peter Ustinov : as a police inspector
1965 : Nick Carter - Blondes for Breakfast , Director: Jean-Paul Savignac : as Janos Adler

Web links

Commons : Joe Dassin - collection of images, videos and audio files

Joe Dassin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Complete discography and directory of his chansons at JoeDassin.info
Family photos

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME	Dassin, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dassin, Joseph Ira (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French chanson singer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 5, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City , United States
DATE OF DEATH	20th August 1980
Place of death	Papeete , Tahiti

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