Julien Clerc

Infobox musical artist
Name = Julien Clerc


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Birth_name = Paul-Alain Leclerc
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Instrument = Piano
Genre = Chanson
Occupation = singer-songwriter, pianist
Years_active = 1969 - present
Label = Pathé Marconi
Virgin
URL = [http://www.julienclerc.com/ julienclerc.com ]
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Paul-Alain Leclerc, popularly known as Julien Clerc (born October 4 1947 in Paris) is a French singer.

His father was a UNESCO employee and his mother is from Guadeloupe. Many of the chansons he sings were written by Étienne Roda-Gil, a long time collaborator. His brother, Gérard Leclerc, is a political commentator on France 2.

For a time he was involved with French actress Miou-Miou, who in 1978 bore him a daughter, Jeanne Herry. Like her father, Jeanne has pursued a career in show business, albeit as an actress and comedian rather than as a singer.

Julien Clerc owes his fame in France to his leading role in the 1969 French language adaptation of the musical Hair. Since then he has sung a great many popular songs, and is generally considered one of the greatest francophone musicians of his generation. In 2003, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after transferring the rights to his hugely popular song, "Partir", to the UN.

Awards

* 1974 : Five golden records

Discography

* 1968, "Yann et les dauphins".
* 1970, "Des jours entiers à t'aimer"
* 1971, "Julien Clerc"
* 1972, "Liberté égalité ou la mort"
* 1973, "Julien"
* 1974, "Terre de France"
* 1975, "N°7"
* 1976, "A mon âge et a l'heure qu'il est"
* 1978, "Jaloux"
* 1979, "36 Front populaire (comédie musicale)"
* 1980, "Clerc Julien"
* 1980, "Sans entracte"
* 1981, "Vendredi 13 (live à Lyon mars 1981)"
* 1982, "Femmes indiscrétion et blasphème"
* 1983, "Pantin 1983 (live)"
* 1984, "Aime-moi"
* 1987, "Les aventures à l'eau"
* 1990, "Fais-moi une place"
* 1990, "Pierre et le Loup de Prokofiev (voix off)"
* 1991, "Amours secretes...passions publiques"
* 1992, "Utile"
* 1994, "Olympia integral 94 (live)"
* 1996, "Julien"
* 1997, "Si on chantait (compilation)"
* 1997, "Le 4 octobre (live 4 octobre 1997)" Concert to celebrate his 30-year music career in the Palais des Sports.
* 1998, "Integrale 68-98"
* 1999, "Aimer (ses plus belles chanson d'amour) + Danser + Partir (compilations)"
* 2000, "Si j'étais elle"
* 2002, "Julien déménage électrique-acoustique (live 2cds)"
* 2003, "Studio (album de reprise 13 titres)"
* 2005, "Double Enfance"
* 2006, "100 Chansons" (compilation 5 CD)
* 2008, "Où s'en vont les avions"

Cooperation in
* 1979, "Emilie Jolie" by Philippe Chatel

External links

* [http://www.julienclerc.com www.julienclerc.com]
* [http://www.julienclerc.eu www.julienclerc.eu / www.julienclerc.nl]
* [http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6142.asp Biography of Julien Clerc] , from Radio France Internationale
* [http://music-city.org/discography.php?artist=Julien+Clerc Julien Clerc discography]
* [http://www.mairie-metz.fr:8080/METZ/ARSENAL/SAISON_9900/images/PICTO_JulienClerc.jpeg Photo of Julien Clerc]