Alain Souchon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Casablanca, Morocco
Biography
Alain Souchon (born Alain Édouard Kienast; 27 May 1944) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films. Alain Souchon was born in Casablanca, Morocco. His family on his mother's side is Swiss, and he has dual French-Swiss nationality. Six months after he was born, his family moved to France. When he was 15 his father died in an accident. His mother sent him to a French college in England, but due to problems registering he decided to stay in London and work. Upon returning to France he took up guitar, influenced by English and American music. In 1970, he married and had his first son continuing to play in the cabarets and bars in the Rive Gauche of Paris. Souchon signed his first contract in 1971 with the Pathe-Marconi label but had no success. Bob Socquet, the artistic director of RCA encouraged him to perform his song "L'amour 1830" at the Rose D'Or of Antibes contest. Souchon then began to collaborate with composer/arranger Laurent Voulzy (b. 1948); they would write together, but each released albums under his own name. Souchon's first hit was "J'ai 10 ans" (1974), from the album of the same name. He continued releasing albums and in 1978 wrote the theme for François Truffaut's 1979 film Love on the Run (L'amour en fuite). At this time his second son was born. In 1980, he was invited to perform at l'Olympia. He also began his acting career, most notably starring in the 1983 film L'été Meurtrier. Following the album 'On avance', he left RCA and signed with Virgin Records at 40 years old. In 1989 "La beauté de Ava Gardner" was voted best title of the year by the Victoires de la Musique. Then came Souchon's biggest hit "Foule sentimentale" from 1993's million-selling C'est déjà ça. At the 20th anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon received the award for best "Chanson Originale" for his song "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he received the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award given by the SACEM (Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs) for his song "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album La vie Théodore which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne". Source: Article "Alain Souchon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Renaud, 50 ans de chansons
Movie · as Self : Guest
Les Victoires de la musique, 40 ans d'émotion en chansons
Movie · as Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Taratata numéro 600
Movie · as Self : Guest
Famille je vous aime
TV · as Self - Main Guest · 1 ep
Une journée avec Jacques Brel
Movie · as Self
Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
Movie · as Self
Alain Souchon au Palais des Sports
Movie · as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Le festival des festivals
Movie · as Self
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, un paradis perdu
Movie · as Self
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
Movie · as Self
M. Eddy & sa tribu
Movie · as Self
The Secret Song
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pink Soldier 3
Movie · as L'Homme de Ménage
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
Movie · as Self
Voulzy Souchon - Le Concert
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Tryo - Sous les étoiles
Movie · as Self
C à vous
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Michel Delpech &... live at the Grand Rex, Paris
Movie · as Self
The Pink Soldier
Movie · as L'Homme de Ménage
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
La Fête De La Chanson Française
Movie · as Self
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alain Souchon - J'veux du live
Movie · as Self
The Apartment
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Unleaded
Movie · as Le Cyclope
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie
Charité biz'ness
Movie · as Self
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Movie
Taratata
TV · as Self, Self (performer) · 4 eps
Lest We Forget
Movie · as Self (segment "Pour Ushari Ahmed Mahmoud, Soudan")
Fathers' Day
Movie · as Stéphane Miran
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Movie · as Verlaine's Reader
Comédie !
Movie · as Lui
Nulle part ailleurs
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Matin Bonheur
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 11 eps
L'Homme aux yeux d'argent
Movie · as Thierry Berger
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 15 eps
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · as Tom
One Deadly Summer
Movie · as Fiorimonto Montecciari, aka 'Pin-Pon'
All Fired Up
Movie · as Antoine Quentin
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 10 eps
I Love You All
Movie · as Claude
Émilie Jolie
Movie · as Le coq
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fan School
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Numéro un
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 15 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 3 eps
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 2 eps