Michel Sardou

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Paris, France, 1947-01-26

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Four Days in Paris	Un gamin	53
2	1965	The Double Bed	(segment 3 "La répétition")	30
3	1966	Is Paris Burning?	Young resistant (uncredited)	72
4	1973	Top à... Michel Sardou	Self	0
5	1983	L'Eté de nos quinze ans	Bernard	10
6	1983	Michel Sardou - Vivant 83	Self	0
7	1985	Michel Sardou - Concert 85 Forest National	Self	0
8	1987	Cross	Cross	40
9	1987	Michel Sardou Concert 87	Self	0
10	1989	Les Enfoirés 1989 - Tournée d'Enfoirés		60
11	1990	Promotion canapé	Bernard	51
12	1991	Michel Sardou - Bercy 91	Self	0
13	1991	L'irlandaise	Régis Cassini	0
14	1993	Michel Sardou - Bercy 93	Self	0
15	1994	Michel Sardou - Show Sardou	Self - Host	0
16	1995	Michel Sardou - olympia 95	Self	0
17	1997	Michel Sardou - Salut !	Self	60
18	1998	Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur		73
19	1998	Michel Sardou - Bercy 98	Self	0
20	2001	Michel Sardou - Bercy 2001	Self	0
21	2003	Le prix de l'honneur	Colonel Legoff	0
22	2004	Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes	Self	0
23	2005	Michel Sardou Live 2005 - Palais des Sports	Self	0
24	2005	Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés		80
25	2007	Michel Sardou zénith 2007	Self	0
26	2011	Michel Sardou - Confidences Et Retrouvailles - Live 2011	Self	70
27	2012	Les Enfants de la Pop 80's	Self (archive footage)	0
28	2012	Céline Dion, le grand show	Self	88
29	2013	Michel Sardou - live 2013	Self	0
30	2014	Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui		80
31	2015	Représailles		72
32	2017	Michel Sardou : L'Indomptable	Self	60
33	2017	Michel Sardou – Dernier show	Self - Co-Host	0
34	2017	Sardou, le film de sa vie	Self	0
35	2018	Michel Sardou - La dernière danse	Self	60
36	2020	Michel Sardou, de scènes en Seine	Self	0
37	2021	The Grand Restaurant III	The Mafioso	53
38	2021	Michel Sardou, les meilleures chansons	Self (archive footage)	0
39	2021	Michel Sardou une vie en chantant	Self	0
40	2021	N'écoutez pas mesdames	Daniel Bachelet	55
41	2022	La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président	Self (archive footage)	72
42	2023	L'énigme Michel Sardou	Self	0
43	2023	Tous les chanteurs s'appellent Michel	Self (archive footage)	90
44	2024	Sardou, autoportrait	Self	68
45	2024	Michel Sardou : Je me souviens d'un adieu - Le concert au cinéma	Self	65
46	2024	D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle	Self - singer (archive footage)	80
47	2025	TPMP ! Toute la vérité	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	Discorama	Self	0
2	1961	Musik aus Studio B	Self	0
3	1968	À bout portant	Self	80
4	1968	À bout portant	Self (archive footage)	80
5	1971	Samedi soir	Self	60
6	1971	Cadet Rousselle	Self	0
7	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self	80
8	1972	Le Grand Échiquier	Self - Main Guest	80
9	1972	Midi trente	Self	60
10	1975	Midi Première	Self	100
11	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self	60
12	1975	Système 2	Self	0
13	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
14	1975	Numéro un	Self - Host	60
15	1975	Numéro un	Self (archive footage)	60
16	1977	Fan School	Self	73
17	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
18	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self (archive footage)	63
19	1985	Victoires de la musique	Self	20
20	1986	Ambitions	Self	40
21	1987	Nulle part ailleurs	Self	56
22	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
23	1987	Le monde est à vous	Self	0
24	1990	Stars 90	Self	62
25	1993	Zone interdite	Self	50
26	1994	Studio Gabriel	Self	65
27	1998	La fureur	Self - Musical Guest	80
28	1998	Vivement dimanche	Self	30
29	2001	Star Academy	Self	64
30	2004	La chanson de l'année	Self	90
31	2021	Archives secrètes	Self (archive footage)	0
32	2022	Il était une fois Champs-Élysées	Self (archive footage)	66

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