Michel Sardou (singer)

Michel Sardou 2014

Michel Charles Sardou (  [ miʃɛl saʁdu ] ) (born January 26, 1947 in Paris ) is a French composer and interpreter .

Life

Michel Sardou has been a singer since 1967. His best-known songs “La maladie d'amour”, “En chantant” and “Les lacs du Connemara” are now part of the canon of French music. In 2001, Sardou acquired the Paris theater at Porte St. Martin and appeared there at regular intervals as an actor until he withdrew from this engagement in 2003. As an actor, he rarely appeared in film and television. In 1987 he took on the leading role in Cross - Two tough professionals .

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Michel Sardou's parents are the singer Fernand Sardou (1910-1976) and the actress Jackie Rollin ( Jackie Sardou ) (1921-2000). Sardou was married three times and has four children and now four grandchildren. He was married to his first wife Françoise Pettré, with whom he had two daughters Sandrine (1970) and Cynthia (1973), from 1965 to 1977. From 1977 to 1998 Sardou was married to Elisabeth Haas (Babette). The marriage has two sons, Romain Sardou , who is a successful novelist in France, and Davy Sardou , an actor. The third marriage he entered into in 1999 with Anne-Marie Périer, Elle's editor-in-chief, was signed by Nicolas Sarkozy , then mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine .

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After Johnny Hallyday, he is the most successful and at the same time most controversial chansonnier in France . His work is characterized by a wide range of music and content. In addition to love songs (“La maladie d'amour”), Sardou was best known for his chansons with socio-political texts. Particularly heated debates sparked off songs in the mid- 1970s in which he took a stand against celibacy , colonialism and misunderstood development aid , or for the death penalty and bullfighting . In other texts he paints the picture of a friend of the Americans, Irish and Poles, an enemy of the Germans, English, communism, Gaullism and Parisian centralism.

When asked about his lyrics, Michel Sardou specified that he saw himself as an artist who wanted to stimulate thought. A chansonnier is like an actor. You wouldn't blame the latter for his roles, but always know that he was playing a role.

While he produced 300 songs and 24 studio albums in France and always completed sold-out tours, he remained largely unknown abroad - with the exception of the French-speaking countries Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada and the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

He wrote the music for his chansons initially with Michel Fugain , and later with Jacques Revaux and Pierre Delanoë . He writes most of the texts and arrangements himself, often in collaboration with Didier Barbelivien .

Wencke Myhre sang the German version of his title “Le temps des colonies” (“Don Pedro's wedding night”). Howard Carpendale interpreted the title "Je vole" in German ("I go").

Discography

Michel Sardou 1998

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
1997	Salute	FR1 × 2 Double platinum (44 weeks)FR	BE W2 platinum (46 weeks)BE W	-
2000	Français	FR1 platinum (26 weeks)FR	BE W2 gold (17 weeks)BE W	CH17 (10 weeks) CH
2004	You plaisir	FR1 diamond (93 weeks)FR	BE W2 gold (42 weeks)BE W	CH9 (17 weeks) CH
2006	Hors format	FR1 platinum (32 weeks)FR	BE W1 gold (34 weeks)BE W	CH17 (14 weeks) CH
2010	Être une femme 2010	FR2 × 3 Triple platinum (42 weeks)FR	BE W1 platinum (32 weeks)BE W	CH10 (11 weeks) CH
2017	Le Choix du fou	FR2 × 2 Double platinum (53 weeks)FR	BE W1 gold (59 weeks)BE W	CH6 (14 weeks) CH

More studio albums

• 1968: Petit / Les Ricains
• 1970: J'habite en France (FR:gold)
• 1972: Danton
• 1973: La maladie d'amour (FR:gold)
• 1976: La Vieille (FR:gold)
• 1977: La Java de Broadway (FR:gold)
• 1978: Je vole (FR:gold)
• 1979: Verdun
• 1980: Victoria (FR:gold)
• 1981: Les lacs du Connemara (FR:platinum)
• 1982: Il était là
• 1983: Vladimir Ilitch (FR:platinum)
• 1984: Io Domenico (FR:platinum)
• 1985: Chanteur de jazz (FR:platinum)
• 1987: Musulmanes (FR:platinum)
• 1988: Le Successeur
• 1989: Sardou 66
• 1990: Le Privilège (FR:× 2Double platinum )
• 1992: Le Bac G (FR:× 2Double platinum )
• 1994: Selon que vous serez, etc., etc. (FR:× 2Double platinum , CH: gold)

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
1995	Olympia 95	FR- platinum FR	BE W6 (36 weeks) BE W	-
1995	Bercy 98	FR5 (17 weeks) FR	BE W8 (27 weeks) BE W	-
2001	Bercy 2001	FR11 gold (24 weeks)FR	BE W18 (8 weeks) BE W	-
2005	Live 2005 au Palais des sports	FR9 gold (30 weeks)FR	BE W9 (18 weeks) BE W	-
2007	Zénith 2007	FR46 (10 weeks) FR	BE W49 (11 weeks) BE W	-
2011	Confidences et retrouvailles - Live 2011	FR8 (15 weeks) FR	BE W5 (18 weeks) BE W	CH88 (2 weeks) CH
2013	Live 2013 - Les Grands Moments à l'Olympia	FR23 (6 weeks) FR	BE W17 (25 weeks) BE W	-
2018	La Dernière Danse	FR16 gold (38 weeks)FR	BE W5 (37 weeks) BE W	CH28 (4 weeks) CH

More live albums

• 1971: Olympia 71
• 1975: Olympia 75 (FR:gold)
• 1976: Olympia 76 (FR:gold)
• 1978: Palais des congrès 78 (FR:gold)
• 1981: Palais des congrès 81 (FR:gold)
• 1983: Vivant 83 (FR:gold)
• 1985: Concert 85 (FR:gold)
• 1987: Concert 87 (FR:gold)
• 1989: Bercy 89 (FR:gold)
• 1991: Bercy 91 (FR:× 2Double gold )
• 1993: Bercy 93 (FR:× 2Double gold )

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
1996	Les grandes chansons	FR- × 2 Double platinum FR	BE W34 (6 weeks) BE W	-
	Les grands moments	FR- × 2 Double platinum FR	BE W9 platinum (60 weeks)BE W	-
2003	MS	-	BE W12 (34 weeks) BE W	-
2004	anthology	-	BE W78 (3 weeks) BE W	-
2006	Les 100 plus belles chansons	FR10 gold (20 weeks)FR	BE W24 (33 weeks) BE W	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2016
2007	L'intégrale - 40 ans de carrière	FR158 (3 weeks) FR	-	-
2008	Les 50 plus belles chansons	-	BE W55 (26 weeks) BE W	-
	Les n ° 1 de Michel Sardou	-	BE W30 (9 weeks) BE W	-
2009	Master série vol. 1	FR160 (2 weeks) FR	-	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
2011	Hit Box 3CD	FR115 (2 weeks) FR	-	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
2012	Les grands moments - Best Of	FR5 gold (59 weeks)FR	BE W2 (112 weeks) BE W	CH69 (2 weeks) CH
2015	Best Of 70	FR28 (17 weeks) FR	BE W85 (12 weeks) BE W	-	Chart entry in BEW only in 2019
2017	Mes premières et mes dernières danses - Intégrale des enregistrements studio 1965-2012	FR90 (2 weeks) FR	-	-
2019	L'album de sa vie - 100 titres	FR11 (42 weeks) FR	BE W44 (23 weeks) BE W	-

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		FR	BE W	CH
1976	Je vais t'aimer	FR112 gold (9 weeks)FR	-	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
1978	Je vole Sardou	FR108 gold (9 weeks)FR	-	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2014 through a child's suicide
1981	Les lacs du Connemara Les lacs du Connemara	FR117 platinum (10 weeks)FR	-	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2012 via the Irish fight for freedom against England
1984	Les deux écoles Io Domenico	FR48 (1 week) FR	-	-
	Délire d'amour Délire d'amour	FR10 (18 weeks) FR	-	-
1985	Io Domenico Io Domenico	FR17 (7 weeks) FR	-	-
	Chanteur de jazz Chanteur de jazz	FR7th silver (15 weeks)FR	-	-
1986	1965 Chanteur de jazz	FR31 (2 weeks) FR	-	-
	Musulmanes Michel Sardou	FR5 silver (19 weeks)FR	-	-	about the veiling of women
1987	Tous les bateaux s'envolent	FR8th silver (20 weeks)FR	-	-
1988	La même eau qui coule La même eau qui coule	FR5 silver (18 weeks)FR	-	-
1989	Attention les enfants ... danger La même eau qui coule	FR9 (14 weeks) FR	-	-
1990	Marie-Jeanne Sardou	FR2 (20 weeks) FR	-	-
1991	Le privilège Sardou	FR19 (9 weeks) FR	-	-
	Le vétéran Sardou	FR35 (10 weeks) FR	-	-
1992	Le bac G Le bac G	FR15 (10 weeks) FR	-	-
1993	Le cinéma d'Audiard	FR45 (2 weeks) FR	-	-
2000	Cette chanson-là Français	FR15 (17 weeks) FR	BE W21 (6 weeks) BE W	-
2004	La rivière de notre enfance Du plaisir	FR1 gold (26 weeks)FR	BE W1 (19 weeks) BE W	CH14 (25 weeks) CH	with Garou
2010	Être une femme 2010 Être une femme 2010	FR195 (1 week) FR	BE W7 (7 weeks) BE W	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
	Voler Être une femme 2010	-	BE W48 (2 weeks) BE W	-	with Celine Dion

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More singles

• 1967: Les Ricains (criticism of De Gaulle's anti-Americanism)
• 1967: Tu as changé
• 1969: América, América
• 1970: J'habite en France
• 1970: Les bals populaires
• 1971: Je t'aime, je t'aime
• 1971: Le rire du sergent
• 1972: Un enfant
• 1973: La chanson d'adieu
• 1973: La maladie d'amour (FR:gold)
• 1973: Les vieux mariés
• 1974: Je veux l'épouser pour un soir
• 1974: La marche en avant
• 1974: Le bon temps c'est quand?
• 1974: Une fille aux yeux clairs (Homage to the mother, FR:gold)
• 1975: Aujourd'hui peut-être (Live)
• 1975: Le France (on the decommissioning of the French transatlantic liner France )
• 1975: Un accident
• 1976: La vieille
• 1977: Dix ans plus tôt (FR:gold)
• 1977: La java de Broadway (FR:gold)
• 1977: Le temps des colonies (parody of colonialism)
• 1978: Comme d'habitude (known in English as "My Way"; the French version is originally from Claude François )
• 1978: En chantant (FR:gold)
• 1979: Déborah / Dans La Même Année (FR:gold)
• 1979: Last Flight
• 1979: Verdun (no song of reconciliation)
• 1980: Je ne suis pas mort, je dors
• 1980: K.7
• 1981: Être une femme (FR:gold)
• 1981: La génération "Loving You"
• 1981: Volver a vivir
• 1982: Adieu to Afrique
• 1982: Musica
• 1983: La Première Fois Qu'on S'aimera (FR:gold)
• 1983: Les années 30
• 1983: Vladimir Ilitch (song about Lenin)
• 1984: Si l'on revient moins riches
• 1989: Petit
• 1992: Être et ne pas avoir été
• 1993: Je vais t'aimer (Bercy 93)
• 1994: Maudits français
• 1995: Je me souviens d'un adieu (Olympia 95)
• 1997: Être une femme 97 '(femme des années '80)
• 1997: S'enfuir et après
• 1997: Tu te reconnaîtras
• 2000: Je n'aurai pas le temps
• 2010: Et puis après
• 2011: Elle vit toute seule
• 2012: Le France 2012
• 2017: Le figurant
• 2019: Où s'en vont les étoiles

Awards for music sales

Golden record  France 1980: for the album 20 Chansons D'or 1981: for the album Michel Sardou 1982: for the album Vivant - Afrique Adieu 1988: for the album Regards  Switzerland 1990: for the album Marie-Jeanne 1992: for the album Le grand réveil

Platinum record  Europe 2005: for the album Du Plaisir  France 1983: for the album Et Mourir De Plaisir  Canada 1993: for the album Les Grandes Chansons

2 × platinum record  France 1989: for the album La Même Eau Qui Coule 3 × platinum record  France 2005: for the video album Live

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	220,000	ultratop.be
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	4 × silver4th	38 × gold38	32 × platinum32	diamond1	18,785,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	-	-	platinum1	-	100,000	musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	75,000	hitparade.ch
All in all	4 × silver4th	45 × gold45	37 × platinum37	diamond1

bibliography

• Louis-Jean Calvet; Jean-Claude Klein: Faut-il brûler Sardou? , Editions Savelli, 1978.
• Charles Sudaka: Sardou , éditions Alain Mathieu, 1978.
• Philippe Dampenon: Michel Sardou: je vole ... en chantant , éditions Gérard Cottreau, 1978.
• Jackie Sardou, based on notes by Fernand Sardou: Les Sardou de père en fils , éditions Julliard, 1981.
• Catherine Rouchon; Michel Rouchon: Sardou, une légende en marche , éditions Verso, 1984.
• Florence Michel: Michel Sardou , éditions Seghers, 1985.
• Claude Klotz: Michel Sardou , éditions Albin Michel, 1985.
• Michel Sardou: La Moitié du chemin (annotated lyrics), Nathan, Paris, 1989.
• Catherine Rouchon; Michel Rouchon: Michel Sardou, passionnément , éditions Rouchon, 1992.
• Thierry Séchan; Hugues Royer: Michel Sardou , éditions du Rocher, 1993.
• Sylvie Maquelle: Les Sardou, une dynastie , éditions Hachette-Carrère, 1994.
• Gilles Lhote, Sardou de A à Z , éditions Albin Michel, 1996.
• Annie Réval; Caroline Réali: Michel Sardou, l'ombre et la lumière , éditions France Empire, 2006.
• Michel Sardou, Et qu'on n'en parle plus , XO, Paris, 2009, ISBN 2845634056 .
• Sandro Cassati: Michel Sardou, une vie en chantant , City Éditions, 2010.
• Sophie Girault: Michel Sardou. Biography intime , City Éditions, 2013.
• Frédéric Quinonero: Sardou - Vox populi , Éditions Didier Carpentier, 2013.

Illustrated books

• Les images de ma vie (photos by Richard Melloul, commentary by Michel Sardou, text by Bertrand Tessier), Flammarion, 2011, ISBN 978-2-0812-6488-5 .
• En chantant (photos by Richard Melloul, text by Michel Sardou, foreword by Romain Sardou ), Flammarion, 2012, ISBN 978-2-0812-7358-0 .

Web links

• Michel Sardou in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: FR BEW CH