Florent Pagny
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 6, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
Biography
Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France. Florent Pagny began his artistic career as an actor in popular films and television dramas. He appeared in La Balance, L'As des as, and A Captain's Honor or Fort Saganne. In 1987, he wrote his first song titled "N'importe quoi". Pagny's first album, Merci, was released in 1990. The album's songs, mainly written by himself, began to attract controversy, with the press eventually boycotting some of them. This led to a decline in sales, culminating in personal problems. His follow-up album, Réaliste, was also not as successful. Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote three songs for Pagny under the pseudonym Sam Brewski, and presented to him a new staff. The album Rester vrai marked the beginning of his career as a performer only. Bienvenue chez moi, a semi-compilation released in 1995, was a smash success. Pagny also covered "Caruso", the hit originally performed by Lucio Dalla. He decided to move to Argentinian Patagonia to flee the French tax authorities and to start a new life with his wife, Azucena, and their children. Recently, Pagny said he had enrolled his children in Miami because he didn't want them to speak Arabic while returning from school. His next album, Savoir aimer, was released in 1997. It was composed by a number of writers, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, Zazie and, Pascal Obispo, who also produced the album. "Savoir aimer" turned out to be an immediate success. In 1999, Pagny released an album of cover versions of his old song, Recréation. From "Môme Julie" to "Antisocial", he mixed musical styles and dabbled with techno arrangements. Pagny then alternated studios and cover albums (at least in part) and regularly changed his look. In 2000, he released the album Châtelet Les Halles, whose title song was produced by Calogero. He followed that with 2, an album composed of duets released in 2001. In 2003, he returned with Ailleurs land, whose first single, "Ma Liberté de penser", was composed by Pascal Obispo and Lionel Florence and deals with Pagny's problems with the French treasury. Finally, in 2004, Pagny released Baryton, an album composed of opera songs. In 2007, Pagny released an album of covers of songs originally composed and performed by Jacques Brel entitled Pagny chante Brel. Source: Article "Florent Pagny" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu - Un soir au Vélodrome avec Patrick Fiori
Movie · as Self : Guest
Cancer : La vie devant
Movie · as Self
Hiba Tawaji à l'Olympia
Movie · as Self
Serge Lama, le dernier rappel
Movie · as Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Florent Pagny fait son Taratata
Movie · as Self
Hallyday par David
Movie · as Self
Johnny Hallyday - Le Concert de la Tour Eiffel - 25ème anniversaire
Movie · as Himself
Florent raconte Pagny
Movie · as Self
La bande son des années 90
Movie · as Self
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny : un homme libre
Movie · as Self
En société
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LEGEND
TV · 1 ep
Unis pour l'Ukraine
Movie · as Self
40 jours, 4 criollos et du silence
Movie · as Self
Corsu Mezu Mezu, le concert
Movie · as Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Kad Merad on Stage
Movie · as Self
Johnny Hallyday : Que je t'aime
Movie · as Self
Jean-Jacques Goldman : la grande soirée anniversaire / la soirée continue
Movie · as Self
L'Énigme Jean-Jacques Goldman
Movie · as Self
Symphonissime
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous
Movie
Florent Pagny, la voix nue
Movie · as Self
Daniel Balavoine 35 ans déjà - sa vie, sa bataille
Movie · as Self
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
Movie
La Boîte à secrets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Johnny Hallyday - Stade de France 98
Movie · as Self
The Secret Song
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Michel Sardou – Dernier show
Movie · as Self
Vintage Mecanic
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Johnny Hallyday en direct de Bercy, La Soirée Anniversaire
Movie · as Self
Clique
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Céline Dion, le grand show
Movie · as Self
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
TV · as Self - Coach · 286 eps
Images of Women of the Social Corset
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny - Ma liberté de chanter
Movie · as Self
Blackout
Movie · as Manuel Weiss
C à vous
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Off Prime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Muppets TV
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Florent Pagny : Baryton
Movie · as Self
Les Visages d'Alice
Movie · as The man
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Movie · as Self
Florent Pagny - Eté 2003 à l'Olympia
Movie · as Self
Milady
Movie · as D'Artagnan
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Car Keys
Movie · as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Quand je vois le soleil
Movie · as Raphaël
Johnny Hallyday - Parc des Princes 2003
Movie · as Self
Samedi soir en direct
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Florent Pagny : En concert
Movie · as Self
Pascal Obispo - Millésime (Live 00-01)
Movie · as Self
Stars à domicile
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Johnny Hallyday - Live à la Tour Eiffel
Movie · as Self
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie · as Self
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Movie · as Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Michel Sardou - Salut !
Movie · as Self
Tom est tout seul
Movie · as Tom
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Movie
Taratata
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coucou c'est nous !
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La fille des collines
Movie · as Tom
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 1 ep
François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Movie · as François Villon
Lady Cops
Movie · as Jean-Pierre
La nuit du coucou
Movie · as Eric Bonnot
Nulle part ailleurs
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Téléthon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 17 eps
The Woman of My Life
Movie · as Serge
L'embranchement
Movie · as Jeff
Blessure
Movie · as Morgan
Télématin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Fort Saganne
Movie · as Lucien
Wild Animals
Movie · as Nino
Fou comme l'oiseau
Movie · as Pierre Louvran
Effraction
Movie · as Le jeune plombier pris en otage pour sa voiture
A Captain's Honor
Movie · as Michel Sarrouz, voltigeur de pointe dit La Ficelle
Ace of Aces
Movie · as Boxer
La Balance
Movie · as Simoni
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 8 eps
L'Amour nu
Movie · as Le premier jeune homme du café
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
Movie · as Baltar, nurse soldier
Fan School
TV · as Self · 4 eps
30 millions d'amis
TV · as Self · 1 ep