Christophe Maé

Christophe Maé

Christophe Maé (born October 16, 1975) is a French singer who has played the role of Monsieur in the musical Le Roi Soleil since 2005. He is known for songs such as "Ça marche" and "Et vice Versailles". He learned to play the violin at age 6, and later began playing the guitar and harmonica at age 16 after he was immoblized from a chronic illness. This is when he discovered his inspiration: Stevie Wonder. His musical influences are Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, and Jack Johnson as well as French singer-songwriters Francis Cabrel and Gérald De Palmas.

Career

Christophe Mae's first album was entitled " Sa Danse Donne", released in 2002-2003. This album is not considered Mae's first studio album. He released his solo album, Mon Paradis (My Paradise) on March 19, 2007. Mon Paradis was Mae's first studio album. The first single was "On s'attache". The second single is "Parce qu'on sait jamais" and the third is "Ça fait mal". His fourth single is "Belle Demoiselle".

His first tour is promoted by Jean-Claude Camus. Christophe Maé opened for Seal at the Grand Rex in Paris and for Cher at the Zénith de Paris, both in 2004. His debut solo album Mon Paradis is France's best-selling album of 2007 after Life In Cartoon Motion by Mika, selling more than 900 000 albums so far. He has a son named Jules, born on 11th March .

Discography

Albums

Year	Information	Charts				Certification
		FR	FR (DL)	BEL	SWI
2007	Mon Paradis 1st studio album Sortie : March 19th 2007 Format : CD, download	1	1	3	18	France : Diamond
2008	Comme à la maison Acoustic album Sortie : September 29th 2008 Format : CD	-	-	-	-

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Album
		FR	FR (DL)	SWI	BEL
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
2008	"Mon p'tit gars"	-	-	-	-	Comme à la maison

External links

• Official Website
• Official Myspace