Véronique Sanson
Véronique Sanson (born April 24, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt ) is a French chansonnière and songwriter.
Life
In 1972 she released her first album, Amoureuse , produced by Michel Berger - who remained a close confidante until his death in 1992 - , which was twice awarded gold in France. The title song she wrote became a widely covered worldwide hit. Performers include Kiki Dee , who made the song successful in England, and Helen Reddy , who published it as an emotion . Other important titles on this album were Bahia , Besoin de Personne and Mariavah.
From 1973 to 1979 she was married to the American musician Stephen Stills , with whom she had their son Chris Stills , who was born in 1974 and is also a singer / songwriter. At that time she lived primarily in the USA, and her album Vancouver , recorded there in 1976 - with the title song of the same name - attracted her worldwide attention, including in German-speaking countries. This album also contained some English-language tracks.
In the early 1980s she returned to France, where in 1985 her self-titled album took 15th place on the charts. The album Sans regrets reached sixth place in 1992, while the albums Indestructible and D'un papillon à une étoile both reached second place in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2004, Longue Distance became their only number one album, after reaching third place in 2010 with Plusieurs Lunes .
In 1993 and 1996 she was awarded the important Victoires de la Musique Prize, which has been distributed since 1985, as the best female artist. She was the first person to receive this award twice. In 2013 she and Sheila and Enrico Macias were awarded the Victoires d'Honneur, the Victoires d'Honneur, for their life's work.
In 1995 she married the French comedian, actor and author Pierre Palmade ; the marriage was divorced again in 2004.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR
|
 BE W
|
 CH
|
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| 1972 | Amoureuse |
FR8th  × 2
(19 weeks)FR |
BE W20 (18 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in FR and BEW only in 2012
|
| 1998 | Indestructible |
FR2 × 2
(17 weeks)FR |
BE W19 (11 weeks) BE W |
- | |
| 1999 | D'un papillon à une étoile |
FR2  (32 weeks)FR |
BE W5 (35 weeks) BE W |
CH81 (9 weeks) CH |
|
| 2004 | Longue distance |
FR1 (42 weeks)FR |
BE W3 (18 weeks) BE W |
CH14 (5 weeks) CH |
|
| 2010 | Plusieurs lunes |
FR3 (13 weeks)FR |
BE W15 (10 weeks) BE W |
CH26 (3 weeks) CH |
|
| 2016 | Dignes, dingues, donc ... |
FR2 (25 weeks)FR |
BE W11 (24 weeks) BE W |
CH14 (8 weeks) CH |
|
| 2018 | Duos volatile |
FR10 (88 weeks)FR |
BE W22 (20 weeks) BE W |
CH20 (13 weeks) CH |
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
- 1972: De l'autre côté de mon rêve (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1974: Le maudit (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1976: Vancouver (FR:platinum)
- 1977: Hollywood (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1979: 7ème (FR:gold)
- 1981: Laisse-la vivre (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1985: Véronique Sanson (FR:gold)
- 1988: Moi le venin (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1992: Sans regrets (FR:platinum)
- 2006: Opération premium Toupargel (with Michel Berger , FR:gold)
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
CH
|
|||
| 1995 | Comme ils l'imaginent |
FR28 × 2
(6 weeks)FR |
BE W11 (23 weeks) BE W |
- | |
| 2000 | Avec vous |
FR25 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - | |
| 2005 | Olympia 2005 |
FR28 (10 weeks) FR |
BE W32 (4 weeks) BE W |
CH95 (1 week) CH |
|
More live albums
- 1976: Live at the Olympia (FR:gold)
- 1981: Au Palais des Sports (FR:gold)
- 1986: L'Olympia 1985
- 1989: À l'Olympia 89
- 1990: Symphonique Sanson (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1993: Zénith 93 (FR:platinum)
- 2012: Le Cirque Royal de Véronique Sanson
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
CH
|
|||
| 2001 | Les moments importants |
FR76 (2 weeks)FR |
BE W112 (2 weeks) BE W |
- |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012, in BEW only in 2014
|
| 2007 | Petits moments choisis | - |
BE W79 (8 weeks) BE W |
- | |
| 2015 | Les années americaines - Best of Véronique Sanson |
FR12 (19 weeks) FR |
BE W44 (20 weeks) BE W |
CH100 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2019 | anthology | - |
BE W83 (2 weeks) BE W |
- | |
More compilations
- 1981: Les plus belles chansons (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1984: Exclusivement féminin
- 1994: Les plus belles chansons volume 1
- 1994: Les plus belles chansons volume 2
- 2008: Et voilà (Complete discography / 2 DVDs: limited edition, 1500 copies)
- 2010: Et voilà (Second edition)
- 2012: Les 40 ans d'Amoureuse (1972)
Soundtracks
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
CH
|
|||
| 2016 | Les années américaines - Le film |
FR40 (5 weeks) FR |
BE W70 (11 weeks) BE W |
- | |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
 BE F
|
BE W
|
||||
| 1972 | Amoureuse Veronique Sanson |
FR60 (11 weeks) FR |
- | - |
Chart entry in FR only in 2014
|
|
| Besoin de personne Veronique Sanson |
FR61 (18 weeks) FR |
BE F12 (16 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
|||
| Comme je l'imagine Olympia 1975 |
- |
BE F22 (9 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
||||
| 1973 | Chanson sur une drôle de vie De l'autre côté de mon rêve |
FR123 (5 weeks) FR |
BE F22 (9 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
Chart entry in FR only in 2012
|
||
| 1974 | Le maudit (mais ta douleur efface ta faute) Le maudit |
- |
BE F19 (8 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
B-side: On m'attend là-bas
|
||
| Alia Souza Le maudit |
- |
BE F24 (7 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
||||
| 1976 | Vancouver Vancouver |
- |
BE F13 (10 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
|||
| 1977 | Bernard's Song (Il n'est de nulle part) Hollywood |
- |
BE F21 (5 weeks) BE F[BE W : ←] |
|||
| 1992 | Rien que de l'eau |
FR6 (19 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
| Panne de cœur Sans regrets |
FR46 (4 weeks) FR |
- | - | |||
| 1993 | Seras-tu là? (Live) Avec vous |
FR10 (19 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
| 1995 | Une nuit sur son épaule Comme ils l'imaginent |
FR34 (12 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with Marc Lavoine
|
|
| 1998 | Un être idéal indestructible |
FR34 (14 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
| 2015 | Amoureuse |
FR98 (3 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with Fanny Ardant
|
|
| 2016 | Et je l'appelle encore |
FR34 (12 weeks) FR |
- | - | ||
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Awards for music sales
|
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||
|
France (SNEP)
|
29 × gold29
|
8 × platinum8th
|
4,515,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
| All in all |
29 × gold29
|
8 × platinum8th
|
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Musiques - Concerts: Les Victoires de la musique 2013 culture.fr (Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication), 2013.
- ↑ Alexis Ferenczi: Victoires de la Musique 2013: revivez la cérémonie avec le meilleur (et le pire) du web , Huffington Post (France), February 9, 2013.
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: FR BEW CH
Web links
- Véronique Sanson (Official Website)
- Véronique Sanson, un regard dans le rétroviseur , Harmonies, 1979–2009.
- Véronique Sanson au Québec: Tous les grands moments de la carrière de Véronique Sanson au Québec de 1973 à aujourdhui , Les productions MJFM, 2009-13.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanson, Véronique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French chansonets |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boulogne-Billancourt |