Michel Sardou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
Michel Charles Sardou, who is known by his credited stage name as Michel Sardou (born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries ("Musulmanes"), clerical celibacy ("Le curé"), colonialism ("Le temps des colonies", "Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout") or the death penalty ("Je suis pour"). Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States of America. He has been accused of being a racist due to his 1976 song "Le temps des colonies", in which a former colonial soldier proudly tells his memories of colonialism, but Sardou has always claimed the song was sarcastic. His 1981 single "Les lacs du Connemara" was an international hit (especially in the Netherlands). A number of his hit songs were written in collaboration with Jacques Revaux and Pierre Delanoë, a few others (most notably "En chantant") with Italian singer Toto Cutugno. Sardou sold out eighteen consecutive dates at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 2001, while his 2004 album Du plaisir went straight to the number one spot on the French album charts. With a recording career of fifty years, Sardou has released 25 studio albums, 18 live albums and has recorded more than 350 songs (chiefly in French but also in Spanish, Italian and even English) and has sold more than 100 million records. Currently he is considered as one of the most popular artists in the Francophone world and one of the most lucrative, both in sales and in his shows. Michel Sardou was born on 26 January 1947 in Paris. His father, Fernand Sardou, was a singer and an actor while his mother, Jackie Sardou was an actress. His paternal grandfather, Valentin Sardou, was a comedian in Marseille, while his grandmother was a singer. Sardou left school at 17. Sardou began working as a waiter in his father's cabaret in Montmartre. He eventually met Michel Fugain and auditioned for Eddie Barclay. In 1965, Sardou began his recording career with "Le madras", co-written with Michel Fugain and Patrice Laffont. In 1967, his career really picked up, thanks to censorship: while France left NATO's integrated military command and the Vietnam War was causing anti-American sentiment in France, Sardou released "Les Ricains" (The Yanks), a song which stated the debt of gratitude towards the US for the liberation of France. Charles de Gaulle did not like the song and he advised against its broadcast on state radio and television. This gave the singer a new notoriety, and the song let him lay the foundations for his future artistic style. However, from 1967 to 1970, he still found it difficult to have big hits. ... Source: Article "Michel Sardou" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
TPMP ! Toute la vérité
Movie · as Self
Michel raconte Sardou
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
50 ans de Numéro Un - Les Carpentier
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michel Sardou : Je me souviens d'un adieu
Movie · as Self
Sardou, autoportrait
Movie · as Self
D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle
Movie · as Self - singer (archive footage)
Tous les chanteurs s'appellent Michel
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
L'énigme Michel Sardou
Movie · as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
N'écoutez pas mesdames
Movie · as Daniel Bachelet
Michel Sardou une vie en chantant
Movie · as Self
The Grand Restaurant III
Movie · as The Mafioso
Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Archives secrètes
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Michel Sardou, de scènes en Seine
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou - La dernière danse
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou – Dernier show
Movie · as Self - Co-Host
Sardou, le film de sa vie
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou : L'Indomptable
Movie · as Self
Représailles
Movie
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Michel Sardou - Live 2013
Movie · as Self
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Céline Dion, le grand show
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou - Confidences Et Retrouvailles - Live 2011
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou zénith 2007
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou Live 2005 - Palais des Sports
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes
Movie · as Self
La chanson de l'année
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le prix de l'honneur
Movie · as Colonel Legoff
Michel Sardou - Bercy 2001
Movie · as Self
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Michel Sardou - Bercy 98
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie
La fureur
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Michel Sardou - Salut !
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou - Olympia 95
Movie · as Self
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou
Movie · as Self - Host
Studio Gabriel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Michel Sardou - Bercy 93
Movie · as Self
Zone interdite
TV · as Self · 1 ep
L'Irlandaise
Movie · as Régis Cassini
Michel Sardou - Bercy 91
Movie · as Self
Promotion canapé
Movie · as Bernard
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés
Movie
Fréquenstar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cross
Movie · as Thomas Crosky, dit Cross
Michel Sardou Concert 87
Movie · as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Ambitions
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Michel Sardou - Concert 85 Forest National
Movie · as Self
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 7 eps
L'Eté de nos quinze ans
Movie · as Bernard
Michel Sardou - Vivant 83
Movie · as Self
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 25 eps
Fan School
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 17 eps
Numéro un
TV · as Self, Self - Host, Self (archive footage) · 15 eps
Système 2
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Top à... Michel Sardou
Movie · as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self, Self - Main Guest · 3 eps
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 2 eps
À bout portant
TV · as Self, Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Is Paris Burning?
Movie · as Young resistant (uncredited)
The Double Bed
Movie · as (3 : « La Répétition »)
Musik aus Studio B
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Discorama
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Four Days in Paris
Movie · as Un gamin