Jacques Dutronc
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Jacques Dutronc (* 28. April 1943 in Paris ) is a French cabaret singer and the César excellent actor . He has been married to the singer Françoise Hardy since 1981 .
Life
From 1963 to 1964 Dutronc was guitarist in the group El Toro et les Cyclones , which recorded several EPs. After compulsory military service, he worked as an assistant to Jacques Wolfsohn, the artistic director of Vogue Records. As such, he arranged songs for various lesser known artists such as Zou Zou and Cleo. In late 1965 or early 1966 he was introduced to Jacques Lanzmann ; the two should write songs for artists who should be launched as future stars. One day after Wolfsohn had heard the demos that Dutronc had prepared for a song, he suggested that Dutronc should play the final version of the song himself. Et moi, et moi, et moi appeared in 1966 and became a huge success in France.
The duo Lanzmann (text) and Dutronc (music) created numerous classics of French pop, including Et moi, et moi, et moi , Les Playboys , Le cactus or Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille (with the classical flautist Roger Bourdin ). Dutronc has often been compared to Ray Davies of the Kinks . What distinguishes Dutronc from other singers of his time is above all his ironic or parodying distance. He celebrates youth and at the same time mocks them.
With the film Antoine et Sébastien (director: Jean-Marie Périer) in 1973 Dutronc began a second career as an actor. He played under Jean-Luc Godard , Claude Lelouch , Andrzej Żuławski , Maurice Pialat and many other well-known directors of French cinema. He then devoted himself more to film than music, but continued to produce songs. Dutronc was seen as the husband of Romy Schneider in Nachtblende (1975). In 1976 he was seen again alongside Schneider in Mado . In addition, he played alongside Isabelle Huppert in Save yourself, who can (life) or the title role in Van Gogh (1991), which shows the painter's last three months. For this leading role he received the most important French film award, the César .
Jacques Dutronc lives in Monticello in Corsica . With his wife Françoise Hardy he has a son, Thomas Dutronc (born 1973), who is also a musician and actor. Father and son have worked together on several albums.
Discography (selection)
- 1966: Et moi, et moi, et moi ( Vogue )
- 1966: Les playboys (Vogue)
- 1966: Les cactus (Vogue)
- 1966: Jacques Dutronc (Vogue)
- 1967: J'aime les filles (Vogue)
- 1967: Le plus difficile (Vogue)
- 1968: Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille (Vogue)
- 1968: Disque d'or de la chanson (Vogue)
- 1968: Le courrier du cœur (Vogue)
- 1968: L'opportuniste (Vogue)
- 1968: A tout berzingue (Vogue)
- 1968: La Seine (Vogue)
- 1969: L'aventurier (Vogue)
- 1969: L'hôtesse de l'air (Vogue)
- 1970: A la vie à l'amour (Vogue)
- 1980: Guerre et pets (Gaumont Musique WEA)
- 1992: Dutronc au casino (Columbia) (FR:× 2Double platinum )
- 2003: Madame l'existence (Columbia)
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: Antoine et Sébastien - Director: Jean-Marie Périer
- 1973: The Mafioso (OK patron) - Director: Claude Vital
- 1975: Nachtblende (L'important, c'est d'aimer) - directed by Andrzej Żuławski
- 1976: The good and the bad (Le bon et les méchants) - Director: Claude Lelouch
- 1976: Mado - Director: Claude Sautet
- 1976: Violette and François (Violette et François) - Director: Jacques Rouffio
- 1977: Lautlose Angst (L'état sauvage) - Director: Francis Girod
- 1979: Who holds the reins (Le mors aux dents) - Director: Laurent Heinemann
- 1979: Return to the Beloved (Le retour à la bien-aimée) - Director: Jean-François Adam
- 1979: Alone for Two (À nous deux) - Director: Claude Lelouch
- 1980: Save yourself who can (life) (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) - Director: Jean-Luc Godard
- 1981: Malevil - Director: Christian de Chalonge
- 1981: Marseille Secret Operation (L'ombre rouge) - Director: Jean-Louis Comolli
- 1982: Brainwash: A man in top form (Paradis pour tous) - Director: Alain Jessua
- 1983: The money stays between us (Une jeunesse) - Director: Moshe Mizrahi
- 1983: The Players (Tricheurs) - Director: Barbet Schroeder
- 1989: My nights are more beautiful than your days (Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours) - Director: Andrzej Żuławski
- 1989: Love, betrayal and other passions (Chambre à part) - Director: Jacky Cukier
- 1991: Van Gogh - directed by Maurice Pialat
- 1992: Sweetheart (Toutes peines confondues)
- 1998: Place Vendôme - Director: Nicole Garcia
- 2000: Chabrol's sweet poison (Merci pour le chocolat) - Director: Claude Chabrol
- 2002: Kiss me if you want (Embrassez qui vous voudrez) - Director: Michel Blanc
- 2007: In the glow of the sun (UV) - Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- 2007: Le deuxième souffle - Director: Alain Corneau
- 2010: Joseph et la fille - Director: Xavier de Choudens
Awards
- 1992: César as the best leading actor in Van Gogh
- 2002: nominated for the César for the film C'est la vie
- 2004: Ehrencésar for his complete work as an artist
Awards for music sales
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France
- 1995: for the album Breves renconteurs
- 2015: for the album Les vieilles canailles
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France
- 2019: for the video album Les vieilles canailles - L'album live
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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France (SNEP) | 3 × gold3 | 8 × platinum8th | 1,195,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
All in all | 3 × gold3 | 8 × platinum8th |
Web links
- Jacques Dutronc in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- detailed biography (French)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dutronc, Jacques |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chansonnier and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |